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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?
(a) give him money
(b) push him into the water
(c) make him work
(d) strike him

2. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?
(a) llamas and ostriches
(b) pumas and wolves
(c) mustangs and pheasants
(d) a rabbit-like creature called a bizcacha and a small owl

3. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?
(a) poverty
(b) anarchy
(c) hegemony
(d) slavery

4. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?
(a) in makeshift tents
(b) the Mandetiba inn
(c) the estate of Manuel Figuireda
(d) with native Indians

5. What is an important occupation for the gauchos?
(a) carrying the mail
(b) breaking horses
(c) making whisky
(d) trapping pumas

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?

2. Where do the wooden houses best withstand the effects of the massive earthquake?

3. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?

4. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?

5. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?

(see the answer key)

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