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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What social condition does Darwin argue against at the end of his book?
(a) slavery
(b) isolationism
(c) poverty
(d) war

2. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?
(a) barbecued goat and wine
(b) nothing but meat and water
(c) fried eggs and flying fish
(d) only a variety of vegetables

3. What is Darwin's assessment of New Zealand?
(a) It is too isolated.
(b) It is not diverse.
(c) It is not a pleasant place.
(d) It is a paradise.

4. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?
(a) a suspension bridge made of rope and hide
(b) a rapids in a mountain river
(c) a dry, parched desert
(d) a line of military guarding the border

5. Sailing away from Rio de Janeiro, what does Darwin see?
(a) hundreds of porpoises
(b) giant squid
(c) shark infested waters
(d) a pod of whales

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory of Darwin's after observing the atolls is still considered valid today?

2. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?

3. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?

4. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?

5. What reception does the Beagle receive at New Zealand?

(see the answer key)

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