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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 does Darwin discover had happened at El Carmen or Patagones?
(a) wild natives had attacked and destroyed the ranches
(b) a cyclone had flattened all the vegetation
(c) a volcano had erupted fifty miles away
(d) forest fires had decimated the area

2. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?
(a) leaves, parasites, and ledgends
(b) common rocks and precious stones
(c) fresh fruit to take back to the Beagle
(d) many species of quadrupeds, birds, lizards and snakes

3. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?
(a) the military
(b) the gauchos
(c) the Incas
(d) some bandits

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

5. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?
(a) kangaroos and ostriches
(b) sheep and house cats
(c) a herd of cattle and rabbits
(d) goats and koalas

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?

2. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?

3. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?

4. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?

5. What is Capt. Fitz Roy's plan after anchoring at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Darwin find to write about just outside of Maldonado?

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

5. Describe two species of birds Darwin locates after he finds the fossils.

6. How does Darwin surmise that animals similar to Old World animals ended up in the Americas?

7. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

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

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

10. What does Darwin surmise about the geology of St. Jago?

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