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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darwin come across that has all the trappings of an English farm?
(a) a missionary settlement
(b) a prison farm
(c) a settlement of Dutch reformers
(d) an experimental farm

2. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?
(a) common rocks and precious stones
(b) many species of quadrupeds, birds, lizards and snakes
(c) leaves, parasites, and ledgends
(d) fresh fruit to take back to the Beagle

3. 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) standing up in the saddle at full gallop
(d) riding for days without getting out of the saddle

4. How long has Darwin been at sea by the time he visits New Zealand?
(a) a year and a half
(b) three years
(c) four years
(d) nine months

5. Where does Darwin spend the night after descending the Blue Mountain plateau?
(a) at a mission
(b) at a modern inn
(c) at a cotton plantation
(d) at a sheep ranch

Short Answer Questions

1. Sailing away from Rio de Janeiro, what does Darwin see?

2. What does Darwin see from the Blue Mountains?

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

4. What does Darwin see on the way to a saltpeter mine?

5. What does Darwin discover about fifteen miles from Patagones?

(see the answer key)

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