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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 is Capt. Fitz Roy's plan after anchoring at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River?
(a) to trade with natives who come in canoes
(b) to take boats up the river as far as he can
(c) to anchor there for the winter
(d) to spend a few weeks fishing

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?
(a) a man called horse
(b) a squirrel called rocky
(c) a cat called gatito
(d) a skunk called a zorillo

3. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?
(a) Sea salt is purer than lake salt.
(b) Sea salt is more plentiful.
(c) Sea salt contains more sodium chloride.
(d) Sea salt contains other chemicals that aid in preservation.

4. How does Darwin attempt to communicate with a large black man on a ferry?
(a) points to what he wants
(b) draws pictures
(c) talks loud and makes hand gestures
(d) pantomimes

5. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?
(a) a French explorer
(b) a wealthy Brazilian
(c) an English landowner
(d) a Brazilian general

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Darwin's discoveries cause him to think about?

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

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

4. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?

5. What does Darwin speculate died out on the continent long before the Spanish arrived?

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