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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leaving Monte Video, where is the Beagle headed?
(a) for Alaska
(b) for North America
(c) for Port Desire on the coast of Patagonia
(d) for Baja California

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

3. What does the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?
(a) clothes more suitable for the weather
(b) a secretary to transcribe his notes
(c) a fresh horse and a guide
(d) maps of the Chilean coastline

4. What must the people do at Iquique?
(a) fight the natives
(b) build strong houses
(c) import everything
(d) grow their own food

5. Arriving in Matavai Bay, what do they see coming toward the Beagle?
(a) many canoes launching from Tahiti
(b) Tahitians swimming out to greet them
(c) floating logs from a recent tsunami
(d) schools of porpoises

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an important occupation for the gauchos?

2. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?

3. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?

4. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?

5. What does Darwin see as they continue through the Andes mountains?

(see the answer key)

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