![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What small bird resembles quail in its habits and snipe in its looks?
(a) the flightless pheasant
(b) the tinochorus rumicivorous
(c) the South American mockingbird
(d) the avioticus imbicilus
2. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?
(a) every part of the world is habitable
(b) some of the earth is inhabitable
(c) there is no life in a salt lake bed
(d) life on earth is only near wateer
3. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) an old Portuguese priest
(b) Capt. Fitz Roy
(c) his hired native guide
(d) a large bearded monkey
4. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?
(a) a skunk called a zorillo
(b) a cat called gatito
(c) a man called horse
(d) a squirrel called rocky
5. What is the Casarita meaning little house builder?
(a) a snake that builds mounds of rock
(b) a species of armadillo
(c) a bird that digs long holes into its underground nest
(d) a kind of rabbit that nests in trees
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?
2. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?
3. What are two important items used by the gauchos?
4. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?
5. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?
This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
![]() |