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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. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?
(a) as a masterful horseman who dresses like the gauchos
(b) as a fat, jolly man who loves to talk
(c) as a disturbed man who wants to be in Buenos Aires
(d) as a tall thin man who does not wear his uniform well

2. What is Darwin's assessment of the natives on Tierra del Fuego?
(a) They are too primitive to civilize.
(b) They are intelligent enough to someday become civilized.
(c) They are an advanced civilization.
(d) They are stupid because of inbreeding.

3. What animal does Darwin find in small herds after arriving at Port Desire?
(a) the llama, rarely seen outside of Peru
(b) the deer, usually found in jungles
(c) the guanaco, rarely seen to the north, is abundant
(d) the bizcacha, in communal burrows

4. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) paintings of early Egypt
(b) settlements on Cape de Verd
(c) Scottish villages
(d) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa

5. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?
(a) llamas and ostriches
(b) pumas and wolves
(c) mustangs and pheasants
(d) a rabbit-like creature called a bizcacha and a small owl

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin compare to the taste of veal?

2. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?

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

4. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?

5. What is a particular riding skill of a gaucho?

Short Essay Questions

1. Relate the circumstances of returning natives of Tierra del Fuego island.

2. At the Rio Negro, about 300 miles to the south of Maldonado, what is the evidence of political turmoil in South America?

3. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

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

5. Why is Darwin fascinated to find the flatworm in the mud around the salt lake?

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

7. Describe the beginning of Darwin's trip around the world.

8. What strange phenomenon occurs on the way to Port Desire and how does Darwin rationalize it?

9. What occurs in the Plata estuary?

10. What does Darwin write about a huge bird he kills up the Santa Cruz River?

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