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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. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miners?
(a) peculiar
(b) functional
(c) European
(d) picturesque

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

3. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?
(a) the Aqua del Guanaco spring
(b) the Hacienda de San Isidro
(c) the summit of Bell Mountain
(d) the copper mines of Jajuel

4. What is it in which a large wooden spoon seems to dance to the rhythm of the music being played?
(a) a war dance put on to frighten the Beagle crew
(b) an entertainment for children
(c) a wedding ceremony
(d) a superstitious play put on by the natives

5. Where does Darwin see plants and animals similar to what he saw on the plains of Patagonia?
(a) at the summit of the mountains
(b) in mountain caves
(c) at their camp at Los Arenales
(d) at Machu Picchu

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?

2. How are farms operated in Australia as Darwin rides through the countryside?

3. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?

4. What must the people do at Iquique?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Darwin describe the countryside coming down off the Blue Mountain plateau?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain Darwin's observations in the Galapagos that will later influence his scientific theories.

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

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

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