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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What keeps Darwin on board the Beagle after it sails to Lima?
(a) the political unrest in Peru
(b) a cholera epidemic in Peru
(c) his lost passport
(d) his weakened health

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

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

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

6. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?
(a) the Hacienda de San Isidro
(b) the Aqua del Guanaco spring
(c) the copper mines of Jajuel
(d) the summit of Bell Mountain

7. What does Darwin come across that has all the trappings of an English farm?
(a) an experimental farm
(b) a prison farm
(c) a settlement of Dutch reformers
(d) a missionary settlement

8. What is at the center of the atoll called Keeling Island?
(a) the shallow and calm waters of a lagoon
(b) evidence of a volcanic origin
(c) a fresh water lake
(d) several small coral reefs

9. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?
(a) Panama city
(b) Iquique in Peru
(c) Lima, Peru
(d) Bogata, Columbia

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

11. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miners?
(a) functional
(b) picturesque
(c) peculiar
(d) European

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Arriving in Matavai Bay, what do they see coming toward the Beagle?

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

3. Where does Darwin spend the night after descending the Blue Mountain plateau?

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

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

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