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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 the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?
(a) a secretary to transcribe his notes
(b) clothes more suitable for the weather
(c) a fresh horse and a guide
(d) maps of the Chilean coastline

2. What feeds the inhabitants' pigs and a large kind of crab on Keeling Island?
(a) bananas
(b) berry bushes
(c) coconut trees
(d) wild rice

3. From where do many of the people living in Port Louis come?
(a) Morocco
(b) South Africa
(c) India
(d) Algiers

4. On his second attempt, what is Capt. Fitz Roy able to navigate successfully?
(a) the Sea of Sighs
(b) the Great Barrier Reef
(c) the Antarctic Channel
(d) the Strait of Magellan

5. What social condition does Darwin argue against at the end of his book?
(a) isolationism
(b) war
(c) poverty
(d) slavery

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin say is too great and ambitious for affection, yet not great enough for respect?

2. How long has Darwin been at sea by the time he visits New Zealand?

3. On his way up the coast of Chile toward Copiapo, why does Darwin turn inland toward the mining area?

4. What is located at the Bay of Valparaiso?

5. How does Darwin compare the natives of New Zealand to the Tahitians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tell about the runaway sailors at the Chonos Archipelago.

2. Explain what Darwin sees at Concepcion and why the houses are still standing.

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

4. Explain the problem of distance perception and atmospheric effects in the mountains.

5. Tell something about the island of Chiloe.

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

7. Tell about Capt. Fitz Roy's talk with Patagonians before making it through the Magdalen Channel.

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

9. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

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

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