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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?
(a) with the governor of Rio de Janeiro
(b) in the center of the city
(c) in a luxury hotel on Botofogo Bay
(d) in a cottage on Botofogo Bay

2. Leaving Lima, where does the Beagle sail?
(a) back to Chile
(b) the Galapagos archipelago
(c) Panama City
(d) Baja California

3. At Botofogo Bay, what does Darwin find that interests him?
(a) new kinds of bees
(b) strange flesh eating fish
(c) many species of birds
(d) many species of planaria (flatworms)

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Beagle anchor at Tierra del Fuego island?

2. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?

3. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?

4. Where does Darwin travel with the company of a guide and five gauchos?

5. On his second attempt, what is Capt. Fitz Roy able to navigate successfully?

(see the answer key)

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