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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the wooden houses best withstand the effects of the massive earthquake?
(a) the town of Concepcion
(b) the Island of Valdivia
(c) where there are solid foundations
(d) the houseboats of Chiloe

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

3. After the miserable climate around Tierra del Fuego, what does Darwin enjoy about Chile?
(a) the gentle, constant rains
(b) the calm sea and white beaches
(c) the clear, dry and warm weather
(d) the hot desert climate

4. What causes massive destruction and takes many lives at Valdavia?
(a) landslides off the mountains
(b) huge tsunamis
(c) the eruption of several volcanoes
(d) a cyclone

5. What does Darwin see from the Blue Mountains?
(a) vast areas of farmland
(b) cliffs with magnificent views of a harbor
(c) many ships sailing around the continent
(d) tall trees growing in the valleys below

6. On his way up the coast of Chile toward Copiapo, why does Darwin turn inland toward the mining area?
(a) He does not find much of interest along the coast.
(b) He hears about strange plant life at the mines.
(c) The coastline becomes impassable.
(d) He is bored looking at the sea all the time.

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

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

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

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

11. What turns out to be a raised plain about 3,000 feet above sea level?
(a) Ayers Rock
(b) the inland sea bed
(c) the Blue Mountains
(d) the Blue Mountain foothills

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

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

14. What does Darwin speculate about as he observes the snow melt percolating and loosening rocks?
(a) how the geology develops
(b) how rich ores are found
(c) how minerals are formed
(d) how plants are introduced

15. Where does Darwin find fossil rich deposits and evidence of a recent land elevation?
(a) near Perth
(b) Tasmania
(c) New South Wales
(d) Ayers Rock

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?

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

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

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

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