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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?
(a) as a masterful horseman who dresses like the gauchos
(b) as a disturbed man who wants to be in Buenos Aires
(c) as a tall thin man who does not wear his uniform well
(d) as a fat, jolly man who loves to talk

3. Where does Darwin travel with the company of a guide and five gauchos?
(a) Amazonia
(b) Buenos Aires
(c) Lima
(d) Machu Picchu

4. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) Capt. Fitz Roy
(b) a large bearded monkey
(c) his hired native guide
(d) an old Portuguese priest

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?

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

3. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?

4. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

5. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?

(see the answer key)

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