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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?
(a) giant land turtles
(b) pygmie hippopotamuses
(c) kangaroos and wallabies
(d) large flocks of ostriches roaming the land

2. Where does Darwin spend ten weeks at the mouth of the Plata River?
(a) a camp set up especially for him
(b) a small town named Maldonado
(c) in a Brazilian fort
(d) at a British outpost

3. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903
(b) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(c) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922
(d) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900

4. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?
(a) Sea salt is more plentiful.
(b) Sea salt contains more sodium chloride.
(c) Sea salt is purer than lake salt.
(d) Sea salt contains other chemicals that aid in preservation.

5. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?
(a) the grip of their prehensile tails
(b) they are held by other monkeys
(c) they are wedged in the branches
(d) the grip of their large hands

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?

4. What does Darwin find that thrives in the area around the salt lakes?

5. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?

(see the answer key)

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