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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?
(a) It bears a medicinal fruit.
(b) It is revered as an altar to a god called Walleechu.
(c) It can be seen for miles in any direction.
(d) It is the largest tree in South America.

2. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?
(a) in a Brazilian marketplace
(b) the edge of the sea
(c) the Botanical Garden
(d) deep in the Brazilian jungle

3. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?
(a) life on earth is only near wateer
(b) there is no life in a salt lake bed
(c) every part of the world is habitable
(d) some of the earth is inhabitable

4. What is the composition of most of the rock formations on the Brazilian coast?
(a) marble
(b) iron
(c) limestone
(d) granite

5. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?
(a) an amazing variety of strange plants
(b) fossils of extremely large land animals
(c) remains of a forgotten 14th century civilization
(d) a cemetery with headstones dating back to the 16th century

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

2. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?

3. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?

4. How does Darwin attempt to communicate with a large black man on a ferry?

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

(see the answer key)

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