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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual thing exists on another island some miles away from Keeling Island?
(a) strange monoliths
(b) fresh water wells
(c) hot spring geysers
(d) deciduous trees

2. Who demonstrates their prowess with their spears launched with throwing sticks?
(a) Australian soldiers
(b) Australian aborigines
(c) Australian cowboys
(d) Australian school children

3. How are Darwin and his Tahitian guides able to get inland on the island?
(a) through jungle pathways
(b) along river valleys
(c) coming around from the other side
(d) climbing over several mountains

4. Where does Darwin see plants and animals similar to what he saw on the plains of Patagonia?
(a) at Machu Picchu
(b) at the summit of the mountains
(c) at their camp at Los Arenales
(d) in mountain caves

5. How does Darwin compare the natives of New Zealand to the Tahitians?
(a) better educated and more peaceful
(b) about the same
(c) shorter and less attractive
(d) more warlike and unpleasant company

6. What theory about volcanic activity and earthquakes does Darwin form that is years ahead of his time?
(a) volcanic activity has nothing to do with earthquakes
(b) volcanoes create fault lines in the earth
(c) fissures run along the same direction as the earthquake fault line
(d) fault lines come from underwater volcanoes

7. How does Darwin describe the town of Port Louis?
(a) as dangeroous and hostile
(b) as shanties clustered along the shore
(c) as uncivilized
(d) as more French than Paris

8. 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.

9. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?
(a) iron smelting
(b) ship building
(c) mining copper and gold
(d) jewelry making

10. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?
(a) hot springs
(b) crystal formations
(c) nothing remarkable
(d) thistle forests

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

12. What do Darwin and some crew members walk on when they visit the island of San Pedro?
(a) hot rocks from a volcano
(b) layers of logs several yards thick
(c) layers of dry salt
(d) soft, black sand

13. What is located at the Bay of Valparaiso?
(a) the first of the southern islands
(b) Horsetail Falls
(c) the primary Chilean seaport
(d) the last Spanish trading post

14. How does Darwin describe the water at the lagoon?
(a) almost white
(b) deep green
(c) light blue
(d) canary yellow

15. What provides Darwin with more evidence of the relationships between volcanic activity and earthquakes?
(a) the shape of the coast after the volcanoes erupt
(b) the temperature of the water after the tsunami
(c) the stories people tell about past disasters
(d) the destruction after the Valdivia earthquake

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Darwin been at sea by the time he visits New Zealand?

2. On his way up the coast of Chile toward Copiapo, why does Darwin turn inland toward the mining area?

3. What is the strange phenomenon Darwin sees at the mountain summit?

4. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?

5. Why can Darwin not explore the forest of Chiloe?

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