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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 impresses Darwin about the Tahitians?
(a) their warlike nature
(b) their body covering tattoos
(c) their modesty of dress
(d) their friendliness and good looks, despite their tattoos

2. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?
(a) silicified wood in the form of standing tree trunks
(b) quarts cliffs of many colors
(c) hot springs where he stops to bathe
(d) ruins of an ancient civilization

3. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?
(a) the eastern part of Chile
(b) the northern part of Chile
(c) the central part of Chile
(d) the coastal part of Chile

4. Where does Darwin find olive and orange trees and many varieties of vegetables?
(a) in the Valley of Paradise
(b) in the Market of Santiago
(c) on the sides of Mount Compana
(d) at the Bay of Valparaiso

5. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?
(a) the Aqua del Guanaco spring
(b) the Hacienda de San Isidro
(c) the copper mines of Jajuel
(d) the summit of Bell Mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory of Darwin's after observing the atolls is still considered valid today?

2. What social condition does Darwin argue against at the end of his book?

3. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?

4. Where does Darwin find fossil rich deposits and evidence of a recent land elevation?

5. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darwin describe a staple food on Tierra del Fuego?

2. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

3. Relate what Darwin finds at Chatham Island in the Galapagos archipelago.

4. Describe Darwin's exploration of the interior of the Tahitian Island.

5. How does Darwin sum up his voyage at its end?

6. Tell something about the island of Chiloe.

7. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

8. What evidence does Darwin find that sea beds are raised by nature to great heights?

9. How does Darwin react to Mauritius, known at that time as the Isle of France?

10. What is Darwin's journal entry as they leave New Zealand?

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