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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?
2. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?
3. What is a sporting way gauchos sometimes dismount?
4. What is Capt. Fitz Roy's plan after anchoring at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River?
5. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?
Short Essay Questions
1. What strange phenomenon occurs on the way to Port Desire and how does Darwin rationalize it?
2. How does Darwin regard the Brazilian horses?
3. Why is Darwin fascinated to find the flatworm in the mud around the salt lake?
4. Describe the problem with getting three boats up the Santa Cruz River.
5. What does Darwin find to write about just outside of Maldonado?
6. How does Darwin react to the selling of children as slaves as opposed to what the soldiers and the settlers think about it.
7. How do the people of Uruguay receive Darwin and what does he notice there?
8. How does Darwin surmise that animals similar to Old World animals ended up in the Americas?
9. At the Rio Negro, about 300 miles to the south of Maldonado, what is the evidence of political turmoil in South America?
10. What does Darwin discover in the area of Bahia Blanca after the Beagle arrives and how does he theorize about his find?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the part volcanoes have played in the formation of land areas on the earth. Although usually looked at as something dangerous and terrible, discuss the contributions volcanoes have played in forming island territories and the fertility and shape of land areas. In your essay mention some active volcanoes today.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the contribution to scientific knowledge that came out of the voyage of the Beagle. In your essay discuss how Darwin's inquisitive mind led him to draw certain conclusions from observations he made during the 5-year circumnavigation of the world. Notice that it was his 5-week survey of the Galapagos Islands that later led to his writing THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES and his idea of mutability of species.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about how you see the character of Charles Darwin from what he writes in his journal. Find illustrations to describe him as a person, his sensibilities, and his spirit of adventure. In your essay discuss how his public image as a man who challenges established religion is different from the way he actually is.
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