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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?
(a) Darwin's compass and maps and phosphorous matches
(b) the pictures Darwin draws of plants and insects
(c) the color of Darwin's skin
(d) the odd clothes that Darwin wears

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

3. What does Darwin speculate died out on the continent long before the Spanish arrived?
(a) boars
(b) armadillos
(c) tigers
(d) horses

4. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) settlements on Cape de Verd
(b) Scottish villages
(c) paintings of early Egypt
(d) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the kingfisher use to collect its food?

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

3. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?

4. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?

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

(see the answer key)

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