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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Beagle anchor at Tierra del Fuego island?
(a) the Bay of Santiago
(b) the Bay of Bengal
(c) the Bay of Good Success
(d) the Bay of Good Hope

2. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?
(a) many fishing villages
(b) a military encampment headed by General Rosas
(c) an abandoned military fort
(d) a ferry to get them to the other side

3. What does Darwin discover about fifteen miles from Patagones?
(a) a volcanic crater
(b) a salt lake
(c) a tar pit
(d) a sand dune mountain

4. Leaving Lima, where does the Beagle sail?
(a) back to Chile
(b) the Galapagos archipelago
(c) Baja California
(d) Panama City

5. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?
(a) a herd of cattle and rabbits
(b) kangaroos and ostriches
(c) sheep and house cats
(d) goats and koalas

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are the people living on Tierra del Fuego?

4. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?

5. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?

(see the answer key)

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