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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 happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?
(a) a tornado a mile wide
(b) an eclipse of the moon
(c) a hailstorm with hail as large as apples
(d) an electrical storm that set the forest ablaze

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

3. What is Darwin's profession?
(a) a 19th century ship's captain
(b) a 19th century naturalist
(c) a 19th century chemist
(d) a 19th century map maker

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

5. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?
(a) barbecued goat and wine
(b) fried eggs and flying fish
(c) only a variety of vegetables
(d) nothing but meat and water

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?

2. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?

3. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

4. What small bird resembles quail in its habits and snipe in its looks?

5. What is the Casarita meaning little house builder?

(see the answer key)

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