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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(b) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922
(c) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(d) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903

2. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?
(a) with native Indians
(b) in makeshift tents
(c) the estate of Manuel Figuireda
(d) the Mandetiba inn

3. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?
(a) volcanic geology with lush vegetation
(b) tectonic geology with sparce vegetation
(c) volcanic geology and not much vegetation
(d) tectonic geology and biological diversity

4. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?
(a) poverty
(b) slavery
(c) anarchy
(d) hegemony

5. Who takes Darwin and his gaucho companion to a mountain called the Sierra de la Ventana?
(a) a local rancher
(b) a military guide
(c) a Portuguese priest
(d) a friendly native

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?

2. What is Darwin's profession?

3. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?

4. What are the two different styles Darwin uses in his journal?

5. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?

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