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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) an old Portuguese priest
(b) a large bearded monkey
(c) Capt. Fitz Roy
(d) his hired native guide

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?
(a) a skunk called a zorillo
(b) a man called horse
(c) a cat called gatito
(d) a squirrel called rocky

3. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?
(a) granite
(b) iron
(c) marble
(d) limestone

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

5. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?
(a) a herd of cattle and rabbits
(b) sheep and house cats
(c) goats and koalas
(d) kangaroos and ostriches

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Darwin's profession?

2. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?

3. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?

4. On the way to Santa Fe, what makes the road very difficult, especially for the many carts with huge wheels?

5. Walking along a road cut through the landscape, what does Darwin reflect on?

(see the answer key)

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