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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 does Darwin learn about the ostrich?
(a) the ostrich lays six eggs at a time
(b) the ostrich swims long distances
(c) the ostrich builds nests of clay
(d) the ostrich mates only once in a lifetime

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

3. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?
(a) mostly granite
(b) mostly ignecious rock
(c) largely white quartz
(d) largely limestone

4. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?
(a) collects insects within the forest
(b) catch up on his sleep
(c) climbs trees
(d) go hungry

5. What is the guanaco Darwin sees on the way to the Sauce military outpost?
(a) an extremely large lizard
(b) a large bird like a condor
(c) the wild version of the domesticated llama
(d) a black toad with a red underbelly

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Darwin's profession?

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

3. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?

4. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?

5. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?

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