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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?
(a) largely limestone
(b) mostly granite
(c) largely white quartz
(d) mostly ignecious rock

3. What is an important occupation for the gauchos?
(a) breaking horses
(b) trapping pumas
(c) making whisky
(d) carrying the mail

4. On the way after Monte Video, what surrounds the Beagle?
(a) man eating sharks
(b) a swarm of butterflies and other flying insects
(c) schools of dolphins
(d) hostile natives in canoes

5. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?
(a) game, cattle, horses, or humans
(b) birds, monkeys, or crocodiles
(c) elephants, lions, and kangaroos
(d) trees, cacti, or boulders

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

2. What does Darwin speculate died out on the continent long before the Spanish arrived?

3. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?

4. How do Darwin and the soldiers make their way toward Buenos Aires?

5. What does Darwin find that thrives in the area around the salt lakes?

(see the answer key)

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