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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He is bored looking at the sea all the time.
(d) The coastline becomes impassable.

2. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?
(a) the coastal part of Chile
(b) the eastern part of Chile
(c) the central part of Chile
(d) the northern part of Chile

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

4. What does Darwin see as the disadvantages such as monetary inflation and a sense of personal anonymity in Sydney?
(a) the effects of rapid growth
(b) an ineffective government
(c) its distance from Europe
(d) the number of criminals there

5. Why can Darwin not explore the forest of Chiloe?
(a) It is held sacred by the natives.
(b) It is filled with poisonous plants.
(c) It is too thick to pass through.
(d) It is too wet to support horse or man,

6. On his second attempt, what is Capt. Fitz Roy able to navigate successfully?
(a) the Great Barrier Reef
(b) the Antarctic Channel
(c) the Sea of Sighs
(d) the Strait of Magellan

7. 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) silicified wood in the form of standing tree trunks
(c) hot springs where he stops to bathe
(d) ruins of an ancient civilization

8. What theory of Darwin's after observing the atolls is still considered valid today?
(a) how atolls help the ocean ecology
(b) what makes coral grow in a circle
(c) how the atolls were formed
(d) why atolls are disappearing

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

10. What does Darwin see on the way to a saltpeter mine?
(a) wild cattle
(b) llamas
(c) vultures
(d) Iguanas

11. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?
(a) the clarity of the stars
(b) the volcanic activity of mount Corcovado
(c) a pod of whales following the ship
(d) the phosphorescent sea creatures

12. Exploring the Chiloe eastern coastline, what does Darwin observe?
(a) the nearly extinct dodo bird
(b) strange granite boulders in the sea
(c) albatros nests
(d) the volcano Orsono

13. What feeds the inhabitants' pigs and a large kind of crab on Keeling Island?
(a) wild rice
(b) coconut trees
(c) berry bushes
(d) bananas

14. From where do many of the people living in Port Louis come?
(a) Morocco
(b) Algiers
(c) India
(d) South Africa

15. What is the stormy place the Beagle visits where the people raise pigs and potatoes and catch fish?
(a) the Isle of Man
(b) the island of Chiloe
(c) the island of Santiago
(d) the Virgin Islands

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Beagle head after New Zealand?

2. What unusual thing exists on another island some miles away from Keeling Island?

3. Where does Darwin find olive and orange trees and many varieties of vegetables?

4. How are farms operated in Australia as Darwin rides through the countryside?

5. What is it in which a large wooden spoon seems to dance to the rhythm of the music being played?

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