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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?
(a) Cape de Verd islands
(b) Fernando Noronha Island
(c) St. domingo
(d) St. Paul's Rocks

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

3. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) his hired native guide
(b) an old Portuguese priest
(c) a large bearded monkey
(d) Capt. Fitz Roy

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

5. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?
(a) remains of a forgotten 14th century civilization
(b) an amazing variety of strange plants
(c) fossils of extremely large land animals
(d) a cemetery with headstones dating back to the 16th century

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?

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

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

4. Where does Darwin spend ten weeks at the mouth of the Plata River?

5. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?

(see the answer key)

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