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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 Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) settlements on Cape de Verd
(b) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa
(c) paintings of early Egypt
(d) Scottish villages

2. 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 odd clothes that Darwin wears
(c) the color of Darwin's skin
(d) Darwin's compass and maps and phosphorous matches

3. What are two important items used by the gauchos?
(a) the lazo (lasso) and the bola
(b) blow guns and spears
(c) knives and pistols
(d) rifles and bows

4. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?
(a) trying to lasso a steer
(b) attempting to use a bola
(c) jumping over a cactus
(d) climbing up a ravine

5. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?
(a) the Brazilian state of Bahia
(b) the south of Chile
(c) the interior of Uruguay
(d) Fernando Noronha Island

Short Answer Questions

1. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?

2. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?

3. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?

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

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

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