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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?
(a) as a disturbed man who wants to be in Buenos Aires
(b) as a tall thin man who does not wear his uniform well
(c) as a fat, jolly man who loves to talk
(d) as a masterful horseman who dresses like the gauchos

2. What do the gauchos prepare for a meal on the island?
(a) a spit roasted wild goat
(b) a soup made with a large turtle
(c) a boneless roast with the hide still on the meat
(d) puma steaks

3. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?
(a) Panama city
(b) Iquique in Peru
(c) Bogata, Columbia
(d) Lima, Peru

4. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?
(a) making the round stones for the bolas
(b) making lazo, or lassos, for the gauchos
(c) weaving ponchos for gauchos
(d) trading horses they caught and trained

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are York Minster, Jemmy Button and Fuegia Basket?

2. What does Darwin discover had happened at El Carmen or Patagones?

3. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

4. After leaving the Santa Cruz River, where does the Beagle make its next stop?

5. What is Capt. Fitz Roy's plan after anchoring at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River?

(see the answer key)

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