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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darwin find in the area of Bahia Blanca?
(a) large reptiles that attack cattle
(b) evidence of a major earthquake
(c) the dry bed of an inland sea
(d) the fossilized skeletons of huge animals

2. How do Darwin and the soldiers make their way toward Buenos Aires?
(a) moving from outpost to outpost
(b) moving down and following the coastline
(c) mostly hiking over the mountains
(d) riding llamas over the mountains

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

4. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?
(a) Robert Browning
(b) Oliver Swift
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) Richard Corfield

5. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?
(a) ruins of an ancient civilization
(b) quarts cliffs of many colors
(c) hot springs where he stops to bathe
(d) silicified wood in the form of standing tree trunks

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin find in relationship to his interest in plants and animals?

2. What large bird does Darwin shoot up the Santa Cruz River?

3. What keeps Darwin on board the Beagle after it sails to Lima?

4. Who demonstrates their prowess with their spears launched with throwing sticks?

5. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?

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