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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 is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?
(a) largely white quartz
(b) mostly granite
(c) largely limestone
(d) mostly ignecious rock

2. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?
(a) giant land turtles
(b) large flocks of ostriches roaming the land
(c) pygmie hippopotamuses
(d) kangaroos and wallabies

3. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) a large bearded monkey
(b) an old Portuguese priest
(c) Capt. Fitz Roy
(d) his hired native guide

4. What is the guanaco Darwin sees on the way to the Sauce military outpost?
(a) a black toad with a red underbelly
(b) an extremely large lizard
(c) the wild version of the domesticated llama
(d) a large bird like a condor

5. What does Darwin compare to the taste of veal?
(a) puma meat
(b) lizard meat
(c) llama meat
(d) armadillo meat

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?

2. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

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

4. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?

5. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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