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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Darwin write about the Chilean miners?
(a) They are allowed to keep part of what they mine.
(b) They get paid large salaries.
(c) They work long hours and enjoy life.
(d) They spend all their money on drink and clothes.

4. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?
(a) poverty
(b) anarchy
(c) slavery
(d) hegemony

5. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?
(a) silicone balls
(b) glass tubes
(c) black glass
(d) veins of gold

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the way after Monte Video, what surrounds the Beagle?

3. What is the product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?

4. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?

5. How does Darwin get to the Blue Mountains?

(see the answer key)

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