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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?
(a) many rocky caves
(b) thick copses
(c) dark hollows
(d) vast expanses of thistles

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?
(a) a man called horse
(b) a squirrel called rocky
(c) a skunk called a zorillo
(d) a cat called gatito

3. What does Darwin discover had happened at El Carmen or Patagones?
(a) forest fires had decimated the area
(b) a volcano had erupted fifty miles away
(c) a cyclone had flattened all the vegetation
(d) wild natives had attacked and destroyed the ranches

4. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?
(a) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro
(b) the Plata estuary
(c) headed north from Rio de Janeiro
(d) off the coast of Antarctica

5. What is Darwin's profession?
(a) a 19th century chemist
(b) a 19th century map maker
(c) a 19th century naturalist
(d) a 19th century ship's captain

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?

3. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?

4. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?

5. What do Darwin and his gaucho companion hear at the Sauce outpost?

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