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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 happens at Valdivia?
(a) a hailstorm
(b) a massive earthquake
(c) the Beagle hits a reef
(d) the Beagle runs aground
2. What does the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?
(a) maps of the Chilean coastline
(b) a secretary to transcribe his notes
(c) a fresh horse and a guide
(d) clothes more suitable for the weather
3. Where does Darwin prepare to cross the Andes Mountains through the Portillo pass?
(a) at Valparaiso
(b) at Lima
(c) at Bogota
(d) at Santiago
4. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?
(a) Panama city
(b) Lima, Peru
(c) Bogata, Columbia
(d) Iquique in Peru
5. Walking along a road cut through the landscape, what does Darwin reflect on?
(a) how devoid of resources New Zealand is
(b) how civilization improves a land area
(c) how far the Beagle has traveled
(d) how at one time the land was covered with forests
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Darwin find in relationship to his interest in plants and animals?
2. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?
3. How does Darwin describe the town of Port Louis?
4. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?
5. Why do Darwin and Mariano Gonzales take ten pack mules on the trek across the Andes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Darwin sum up his voyage at its end?
2. What evidence does Darwin find that sea beds are raised by nature to great heights?
3. Describe Darwin's exploration of the interior of the Tahitian Island.
4. Describe Darwin's disappointment at the saltpeter mine.
5. Explain Darwin's observations in the Galapagos that will later influence his scientific theories.
6. Relate what Darwin finds at Chatham Island in the Galapagos archipelago.
7. What comment does Darwin make about slavery in Australia?
8. Tell about Capt. Fitz Roy's talk with Patagonians before making it through the Magdalen Channel.
9. Explain the problem of distance perception and atmospheric effects in the mountains.
10. Explain Darwin's impression of the geology of New Zealand.
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