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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?
(a) slavery
(b) hegemony
(c) anarchy
(d) poverty

4. What are the two different styles Darwin uses in his journal?
(a) scientist and journalist
(b) explorer and philosopher
(c) clergyman and scientist
(d) biologist and engineer

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?

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

4. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?

5. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?

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