The Voyage of the Beagle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Voyage of the Beagle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?
(a) elephants, lions, and kangaroos
(b) trees, cacti, or boulders
(c) game, cattle, horses, or humans
(d) birds, monkeys, or crocodiles

2. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?
(a) the color of Darwin's skin
(b) the pictures Darwin draws of plants and insects
(c) Darwin's compass and maps and phosphorous matches
(d) the odd clothes that Darwin wears

3. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?
(a) color from iron oxide deposits
(b) variance in temperature
(c) undersea volcano eruptions
(d) small interlocking organisms

4. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?
(a) silicone balls
(b) glass tubes
(c) black glass
(d) veins of gold

5. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?
(a) give him money
(b) push him into the water
(c) make him work
(d) strike him

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?

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

4. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?

5. Where does Darwin spend ten weeks at the mouth of the Plata River?

(see the answer key)

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