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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?
(a) the grip of their large hands
(b) they are held by other monkeys
(c) the grip of their prehensile tails
(d) they are wedged in the branches

2. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?
(a) the volcanic activity of mount Corcovado
(b) the clarity of the stars
(c) the phosphorescent sea creatures
(d) a pod of whales following the ship

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

4. What does Darwin write that he found along the banks of the Santa Cruz River?
(a) nothing new or of great interest
(b) prehistoric fossils
(c) kangaroo tracks
(d) large apes

5. What do Darwin and some crew members walk on when they visit the island of San Pedro?
(a) layers of dry salt
(b) layers of logs several yards thick
(c) hot rocks from a volcano
(d) soft, black sand

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory of Darwin's after observing the atolls is still considered valid today?

2. What has Darwin observed on the ship that lets out silk into the wind and takes flight over the ocean?

3. What do the gauchos prepare for a meal on the island?

4. Why can Darwin not explore the forest of Chiloe?

5. What does Darwin see that is the size of a rabbit but looks like a kangaroo?

(see the answer key)

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