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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?
(a) the south of Chile
(b) Fernando Noronha Island
(c) the interior of Uruguay
(d) the Brazilian state of Bahia

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

3. What does Darwin speculate about as he observes the snow melt percolating and loosening rocks?
(a) how plants are introduced
(b) how minerals are formed
(c) how rich ores are found
(d) how the geology develops

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

5. What are the two different styles Darwin uses in his journal?
(a) biologist and engineer
(b) clergyman and scientist
(c) scientist and journalist
(d) explorer and philosopher

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin find in the Santa Fe area?

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

3. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

4. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?

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

(see the answer key)

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