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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What large bird does Darwin shoot up the Santa Cruz River?
(a) an eagle
(b) a condor
(c) a pelican
(d) an ostrich

2. What do Darwin's discoveries cause him to think about?
(a) the pre-historic geology
(b) the many different kins of one species
(c) species unknown in Europe
(d) species that have become extinct

3. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?
(a) from sand and silt to polished granite
(b) from stones to black volcanic rock
(c) from stones to marshy sand
(d) from red clay to smooth stones

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

5. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?
(a) veins of gold
(b) glass tubes
(c) silicone balls
(d) black glass

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

2. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?

3. What is the Casarita meaning little house builder?

4. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?

5. What are two important items used by the gauchos?

Short Essay Questions

1. On his trip to Buenos Aires, What does Darwin have to observe?

2. What is Darwin given to eat at Tapalguen River?

3. How do the people of Uruguay receive Darwin and what does he notice there?

4. How does Darwin react to the selling of children as slaves as opposed to what the soldiers and the settlers think about it.

5. Why does Darwin not stay long at Bahia Blanca?

6. Heading toward St. Fe, about 300 miles north of Buenos Aries along the Parana River, describe the strange animal Darwin observes.

7. What does Darwin have to say about the Brazilian rain forest?

8. How is Darwin stunned by the docility of a large male slave?

9. Briefly tell about the waterfowl Darwin catalogs on East Falkland Island.

10. In three days at Socego, where does Darwin find insects to collect?

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