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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?
(a) the military
(b) the gauchos
(c) the Incas
(d) some bandits

4. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?
(a) only a variety of vegetables
(b) barbecued goat and wine
(c) nothing but meat and water
(d) fried eggs and flying fish

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?

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

3. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?

4. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?

5. What is Darwin's profession?

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