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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

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

4. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?
(a) silicone balls
(b) black glass
(c) veins of gold
(d) glass tubes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?

2. What is Darwin's profession?

3. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?

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

5. What are two important items used by the gauchos?

(see the answer key)

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