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

2. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?
(a) mining copper and gold
(b) jewelry making
(c) iron smelting
(d) ship building

3. After the miserable climate around Tierra del Fuego, what does Darwin enjoy about Chile?
(a) the hot desert climate
(b) the calm sea and white beaches
(c) the gentle, constant rains
(d) the clear, dry and warm weather

4. Where does the Beagle head after New Zealand?
(a) Sydney, Australia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) the Philippines

5. What keeps Darwin on board the Beagle after it sails to Lima?
(a) the political unrest in Peru
(b) his weakened health
(c) a cholera epidemic in Peru
(d) his lost passport

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin speculate about as he observes the snow melt percolating and loosening rocks?

2. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?

3. What is the product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?

4. What does the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?

5. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miners?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Tell something about the island of Chiloe.

7. Describe Darwin's impressions at the bay of Valparaiso.

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

9. What are the things Darwin notices at Keeling Island?

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

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