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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?
(a) a tornado a mile wide
(b) an electrical storm that set the forest ablaze
(c) a hailstorm with hail as large as apples
(d) an eclipse of the moon

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

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

4. Where do the people show hospitality and allow Darwin to stay at various outposts and ranches?
(a) Galapogas
(b) Uruguay
(c) Peru
(d) Paraguay

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Darwin told about climatic events in the area?

2. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?

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

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

5. What does Darwin find in the area of Bahia Blanca?

(see the answer key)

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