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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the kingfisher use to collect its food?
(a) a scissor beak used to skim the water and catch small fish
(b) sharp eyesight to spot fish near the surface
(c) a high sound that paralyzes fish
(d) sharp talons to catch small fish

2. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?
(a) giant land turtles
(b) pygmie hippopotamuses
(c) kangaroos and wallabies
(d) large flocks of ostriches roaming the land

3. Where does Darwin find olive and orange trees and many varieties of vegetables?
(a) in the Market of Santiago
(b) on the sides of Mount Compana
(c) at the Bay of Valparaiso
(d) in the Valley of Paradise

4. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?
(a) volcanic geology and not much vegetation
(b) volcanic geology with lush vegetation
(c) tectonic geology and biological diversity
(d) tectonic geology with sparce vegetation

5. Who are the people living on Tierra del Fuego?
(a) abandoned African slaves
(b) Argentinians
(c) primitive and impoverished natives
(d) Spanish settlers

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?

2. What animal is a scavenger for hard objects it piles at the entrance to its burrows?

3. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?

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

5. Leaving Monte Video, where is the Beagle headed?

(see the answer key)

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