View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?
(a) the volcanic activity of mount Corcovado
(b) a pod of whales following the ship
(c) the clarity of the stars
(d) the phosphorescent sea creatures

2. Why is a puppy that will become a sheep dog put in with a herd to grow up?
(a) It grows up believing it is a sheep.
(b) It grows up antagonistic to sheep.
(c) It grows up understanding what sheep say.
(d) It grows up loving sheep.

3. What does the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?
(a) clothes more suitable for the weather
(b) a secretary to transcribe his notes
(c) maps of the Chilean coastline
(d) a fresh horse and a guide

4. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miners?
(a) European
(b) picturesque
(c) peculiar
(d) functional

5. Where is the Beagle after passing through the Strait of Magellan?
(a) the relatively calm Pacific Ocean
(b) the Antarctic Sea
(c) headed toward New Zealand
(d) the mouth of an unnamed river

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must they stop regularly while ascending Peuquenes ridge?

2. How do Darwin and the soldiers make their way toward Buenos Aires?

3. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?

4. Leaving Monte Video, where is the Beagle headed?

5. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 308 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample