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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impresses Darwin about the Tahitians?
(a) their friendliness and good looks, despite their tattoos
(b) their body covering tattoos
(c) their modesty of dress
(d) their warlike nature

2. What has Darwin observed on the 3,200 mile trip from the Galapagos?
(a) a blue whale mother and baby
(b) a maelstrom
(c) a formation of coral known as an atoll
(d) great white sharks circling the Beagle

3. What do reddish brown clouds turn out to be?
(a) a destructive swarm of locusts
(b) a reflection of the setting sun
(c) a mirage
(d) a desert dust storm

4. What does Darwin learn about the ostrich?
(a) the ostrich mates only once in a lifetime
(b) the ostrich lays six eggs at a time
(c) the ostrich builds nests of clay
(d) the ostrich swims long distances

5. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa
(b) Scottish villages
(c) settlements on Cape de Verd
(d) paintings of early Egypt

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?

2. How are farms operated in Australia as Darwin rides through the countryside?

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

4. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?

5. What is at the center of the atoll called Keeling Island?

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