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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Beagle head after New Zealand?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) the Philippines
(d) Sydney, Australia

2. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?
(a) from stones to black volcanic rock
(b) from red clay to smooth stones
(c) from stones to marshy sand
(d) from sand and silt to polished granite

3. Where is the Beagle after passing through the Strait of Magellan?
(a) headed toward New Zealand
(b) the relatively calm Pacific Ocean
(c) the Antarctic Sea
(d) the mouth of an unnamed river

4. What does Darwin observe along the rivers of the Andes?
(a) the calmness of the water
(b) the poverty of the people
(c) the richness of mineral resources
(d) the color of the water

5. What does Darwin find in the Santa Fe area?
(a) tar pits and mammoth tracks
(b) fossilized crustations from an inland sea
(c) the shell of a gigantic armadillo and a fossilized horse tooth.
(d) evidence of dinosaurs

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?

2. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?

3. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?

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

5. Where do the wooden houses best withstand the effects of the massive earthquake?

(see the answer key)

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