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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stormy place the Beagle visits where the people raise pigs and potatoes and catch fish?
(a) the Isle of Man
(b) the island of Chiloe
(c) the island of Santiago
(d) the Virgin Islands

2. What does Darwin compare to the taste of veal?
(a) puma meat
(b) lizard meat
(c) armadillo meat
(d) llama meat

3. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?
(a) They keep the children to sell as slaves.
(b) Scalp the natives.
(c) Barbecue the natives.
(d) Feed the natives to the crocodiles.

4. What theory about volcanic activity and earthquakes does Darwin form that is years ahead of his time?
(a) volcanic activity has nothing to do with earthquakes
(b) fault lines come from underwater volcanoes
(c) volcanoes create fault lines in the earth
(d) fissures run along the same direction as the earthquake fault line

5. What does Darwin see as they continue through the Andes mountains?
(a) glaciers
(b) loose diamonds
(c) mountain goats
(d) rock slides

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the people living on Tierra del Fuego?

2. How does Darwin surmise the butterflies and insects got to where the Beagle is?

3. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?

4. What animal does Darwin find in small herds after arriving at Port Desire?

5. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?

(see the answer key)

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