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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What turns out to be a raised plain about 3,000 feet above sea level?
(a) the Blue Mountains
(b) the inland sea bed
(c) the Blue Mountain foothills
(d) Ayers Rock

3. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?
(a) keepers of a lighthouse
(b) runaways from a whaling ship
(c) survivors of a shipwreck
(d) guards from a prisoner ship

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stormy place the Beagle visits where the people raise pigs and potatoes and catch fish?

2. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?

3. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?

4. What does Darwin speculate about as he observes the snow melt percolating and loosening rocks?

5. Walking along a road cut through the landscape, what does Darwin reflect on?

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