The Voyage of the Beagle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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The Voyage of the Beagle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?
(a) as a disturbed man who wants to be in Buenos Aires
(b) as a tall thin man who does not wear his uniform well
(c) as a fat, jolly man who loves to talk
(d) as a masterful horseman who dresses like the gauchos

3. What does Darwin discover about fifteen miles from Patagones?
(a) a volcanic crater
(b) a tar pit
(c) a sand dune mountain
(d) a salt lake

4. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?
(a) headed north from Rio de Janeiro
(b) the Plata estuary
(c) off the coast of Antarctica
(d) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro

5. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?
(a) with native Indians
(b) the Mandetiba inn
(c) the estate of Manuel Figuireda
(d) in makeshift tents

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?

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

5. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?

(see the answer key)

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