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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Darwin observed on the ship that lets out silk into the wind and takes flight over the ocean?
(a) beetles
(b) spiders
(c) sea gulls
(d) silkworms

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

3. Where do the people show hospitality and allow Darwin to stay at various outposts and ranches?
(a) Peru
(b) Galapogas
(c) Paraguay
(d) Uruguay

4. What is a particular riding skill of a gaucho?
(a) going around a post at full gallop touching a finger to the post
(b) riding on the underside of the horse to avoid detection
(c) riding for days without getting out of the saddle
(d) standing up in the saddle at full gallop

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a sporting way gauchos sometimes dismount?

3. What is Darwin told about climatic events in the area?

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

5. What does the kingfisher use to collect its food?

(see the answer key)

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