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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 are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922
(b) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(c) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903
(d) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882

2. Leaving Monte Video, where is the Beagle headed?
(a) for Port Desire on the coast of Patagonia
(b) for Baja California
(c) for North America
(d) for Alaska

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?

2. What does Darwin speculate about the continents?

3. What large bird does Darwin shoot up the Santa Cruz River?

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

5. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Darwin write about how the gauchos break horses?

4. How does Darwin describe the behavior of the guanaco he finds at the ruins of an old Spanish settlement?

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

6. At the first stop after Sao Jago, what are Darwin's observations?

7. What occurs in the Plata estuary?

8. How does Darwin regard the Brazilian horses?

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

10. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make there?

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