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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?
(a) large mud floes
(b) a band of chalk
(c) strange stratas of slate
(d) evidence of diamond formations

2. What do Darwin and his gaucho companion hear at the Sauce outpost?
(a) stories about a Spanish warship
(b) stories about the battles between the army and natives
(c) stories about strange animals in that area
(d) stories about a volcanic eruption in another area

3. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?
(a) many rocky caves
(b) dark hollows
(c) vast expanses of thistles
(d) thick copses

4. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?
(a) the Incas
(b) the gauchos
(c) some bandits
(d) the military

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?

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

3. What is Darwin's profession?

4. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?

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

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