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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?
(a) the pictures Darwin draws of plants and insects
(b) the color of Darwin's skin
(c) the odd clothes that Darwin wears
(d) Darwin's compass and maps and phosphorous matches

2. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?
(a) undersea volcano eruptions
(b) small interlocking organisms
(c) variance in temperature
(d) color from iron oxide deposits

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

4. What is Darwin's profession?
(a) a 19th century naturalist
(b) a 19th century ship's captain
(c) a 19th century chemist
(d) a 19th century map maker

5. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?
(a) marble
(b) iron
(c) granite
(d) limestone

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two different styles Darwin uses in his journal?

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

3. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?

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

5. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?

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