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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?
(a) Sea salt contains more sodium chloride.
(b) Sea salt is more plentiful.
(c) Sea salt contains other chemicals that aid in preservation.
(d) Sea salt is purer than lake salt.

2. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?
(a) quarts cliffs of many colors
(b) hot springs where he stops to bathe
(c) ruins of an ancient civilization
(d) silicified wood in the form of standing tree trunks

3. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?
(a) evidence of diamond formations
(b) large mud floes
(c) a band of chalk
(d) strange stratas of slate

4. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?
(a) the summit of Bell Mountain
(b) the copper mines of Jajuel
(c) the Hacienda de San Isidro
(d) the Aqua del Guanaco spring

5. What social condition does Darwin argue against at the end of his book?
(a) isolationism
(b) slavery
(c) poverty
(d) war

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the people living on Tierra del Fuego?

2. What does Darwin write that he found along the banks of the Santa Cruz River?

3. What do Darwin's discoveries cause him to think about?

4. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?

5. What does the host at the Hacienda de San Isidro provide for Darwin?

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