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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Darwin see plants and animals similar to what he saw on the plains of Patagonia?
(a) at their camp at Los Arenales
(b) at the summit of the mountains
(c) in mountain caves
(d) at Machu Picchu

2. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?
(a) It is the largest tree in South America.
(b) It is revered as an altar to a god called Walleechu.
(c) It bears a medicinal fruit.
(d) It can be seen for miles in any direction.

3. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?
(a) nothing remarkable
(b) thistle forests
(c) crystal formations
(d) hot springs

4. What does Darwin see on the way to a saltpeter mine?
(a) wild cattle
(b) vultures
(c) Iguanas
(d) llamas

5. What is the strange phenomenon Darwin sees at the mountain summit?
(a) red snow
(b) rock flowers
(c) ice castles
(d) black rain

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?

2. What is the modern name of the large island off the eastern coast of Africa, known at the time Darwin was there as the Isle of France?

3. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?

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

5. What does Darwin discover that some small owls eat by examining the contents of their stomachs?

(see the answer key)

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