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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) off the coast of Antarctica
(b) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro
(c) the Plata estuary
(d) headed north from Rio de Janeiro

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

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

4. Sailing away from Rio de Janeiro, what does Darwin see?
(a) a pod of whales
(b) hundreds of porpoises
(c) shark infested waters
(d) giant squid

5. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?
(a) an octopus
(b) a starfish
(c) a cuttlefish
(d) a sea slug

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?

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

4. What is Darwin's profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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