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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who are York Minster, Jemmy Button and Fuegia Basket?
(a) Gauchos from Argentina
(b) guides on Tierra del Fuego
(c) Natives of the Tierra del Fuego area
(d) Crewmen on the Beagle

4. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?
(a) mining copper and gold
(b) iron smelting
(c) ship building
(d) jewelry making

5. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?
(a) they are wedged in the branches
(b) they are held by other monkeys
(c) the grip of their prehensile tails
(d) the grip of their large hands

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?

2. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?

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

4. On his second attempt, what is Capt. Fitz Roy able to navigate successfully?

5. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?

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