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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?
(a) an octopus
(b) a sea slug
(c) a cuttlefish
(d) a starfish

3. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922
(b) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(c) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(d) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903

4. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?
(a) an abandoned military fort
(b) a ferry to get them to the other side
(c) a military encampment headed by General Rosas
(d) many fishing villages

5. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?
(a) attempting to use a bola
(b) jumping over a cactus
(c) climbing up a ravine
(d) trying to lasso a steer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Darwin describe Gen. Rosas?

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

4. What does Darwin find that thrives in the area around the salt lakes?

5. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?

(see the answer key)

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