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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. To what does Darwin compare the convict slave laborers in Australia?
(a) the slum dwellers of London
(b) the slaves of Africa
(c) the exiles on Devil's Rock
(d) the conscripted military

2. What is the strange phenomenon Darwin sees at the mountain summit?
(a) rock flowers
(b) ice castles
(c) black rain
(d) red snow

3. What does Darwin see at Chatham Island?
(a) huge tortoises weighing up to 200 pounds
(b) rock dwelling monkeys
(c) thriving fishing villages
(d) large pelicans along the coast

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

5. What reception does the Beagle receive at New Zealand?
(a) a war party in canoes
(b) a lackluster welcome from one canoe
(c) no welcome at all
(d) a thousand canoes of Maori

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What turns out to be a raised plain about 3,000 feet above sea level?

4. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?

5. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

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

3. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

4. Describe Darwin's disappointment at the saltpeter mine.

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

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

7. Tell what has transpired on the trip from the Galapagos to Tahiti.

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

9. Tell something about the island of Chiloe.

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

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