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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 stormy place the Beagle visits where the people raise pigs and potatoes and catch fish?
(a) the island of Chiloe
(b) the island of Santiago
(c) the Isle of Man
(d) the Virgin Islands

2. What does Darwin begin to notice about the different Galapagos islands?
(a) each island has different kinds of frogs
(b) the natural inhabitants of each island differ in slight ways
(c) the birds do not pass from one island to another
(d) the animals and plants are all the same

3. How are farms operated in Australia as Darwin rides through the countryside?
(a) by large families who do all the work
(b) with forced labor from convicted felons
(c) with the use of child labor
(d) by large numbers of horseback managers

4. Why do they have a problem with making a meal at 11,000 feet?
(a) Water boils at a very low temperature at this altitude.
(b) There are few sticks to use for making a fire.
(c) Their supplies are all frozen.
(d) The wind blows out their fire.

5. Where does Darwin prepare to cross the Andes Mountains through the Portillo pass?
(a) at Santiago
(b) at Bogota
(c) at Lima
(d) at Valparaiso

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Darwin about the corn harvest in the area?

2. What is located at the Bay of Valparaiso?

3. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?

4. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?

5. What unusual thing exists on another island some miles away from Keeling Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Darwin make about slavery in Australia?

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

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

4. Explain Darwin's impression of the geology of New Zealand.

5. Explain what Darwin observes after landing at Hobart Town on the island of Tasmania.

6. What are conditions like at the copper mines of Jajuel?

7. Tell what Darwin thinks and observes about the rivers in the Andes Mountains.

8. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

9. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miner?

10. What route does Darwin take back to Chile and what he discovers on the way.

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