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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?
(a) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro
(b) off the coast of Antarctica
(c) headed north from Rio de Janeiro
(d) the Plata estuary

2. How does Darwin attempt to communicate with a large black man on a ferry?
(a) draws pictures
(b) talks loud and makes hand gestures
(c) pantomimes
(d) points to what he wants

3. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?
(a) attempting to use a bola
(b) trying to lasso a steer
(c) jumping over a cactus
(d) climbing up a ravine

4. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?
(a) a French explorer
(b) an English landowner
(c) a Brazilian general
(d) a wealthy Brazilian

5. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?
(a) the Botanical Garden
(b) in a Brazilian marketplace
(c) deep in the Brazilian jungle
(d) the edge of the sea

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?

2. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?

3. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?

4. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?

5. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?

(see the answer key)

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