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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?
(a) in a cottage on Botofogo Bay
(b) in the center of the city
(c) in a luxury hotel on Botofogo Bay
(d) with the governor of Rio de Janeiro

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

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

5. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?
(a) many fishing villages
(b) an abandoned military fort
(c) a military encampment headed by General Rosas
(d) a ferry to get them to the other side

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

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

3. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

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

5. How does Darwin attempt to communicate with a large black man on a ferry?

(see the answer key)

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