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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?
(a) a cat called gatito
(b) a skunk called a zorillo
(c) a man called horse
(d) a squirrel called rocky

2. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?
(a) life on earth is only near wateer
(b) some of the earth is inhabitable
(c) every part of the world is habitable
(d) there is no life in a salt lake bed

3. How do Darwin and the soldiers make their way toward Buenos Aires?
(a) moving from outpost to outpost
(b) mostly hiking over the mountains
(c) riding llamas over the mountains
(d) moving down and following the coastline

4. What do Darwin's discoveries cause him to think about?
(a) species that have become extinct
(b) the many different kins of one species
(c) the pre-historic geology
(d) species unknown in Europe

5. What happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?
(a) an eclipse of the moon
(b) a hailstorm with hail as large as apples
(c) an electrical storm that set the forest ablaze
(d) a tornado a mile wide

6. How does Darwin make it to Monte Video and the Beagle?
(a) in a military convoy
(b) on a stagecoach
(c) on horseback
(d) on a packet boat

7. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(b) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(c) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903
(d) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922

8. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?
(a) many rocky caves
(b) thick copses
(c) dark hollows
(d) vast expanses of thistles

9. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?
(a) an English landowner
(b) a wealthy Brazilian
(c) a French explorer
(d) a Brazilian general

10. After leaving the Santa Cruz River, where does the Beagle make its next stop?
(a) Baja California
(b) East Falkland Island
(c) Panama
(d) the Galapogas Islands

11. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?
(a) variance in temperature
(b) color from iron oxide deposits
(c) small interlocking organisms
(d) undersea volcano eruptions

12. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?
(a) from sand and silt to polished granite
(b) from stones to marshy sand
(c) from red clay to smooth stones
(d) from stones to black volcanic rock

13. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?
(a) go hungry
(b) climbs trees
(c) collects insects within the forest
(d) catch up on his sleep

14. How does Darwin end up bringing his own horse down?
(a) climbing up a ravine
(b) jumping over a cactus
(c) trying to lasso a steer
(d) attempting to use a bola

15. How does Darwin surmise the butterflies and insects got to where the Beagle is?
(a) migrating across the Pacific Ocean toward Asia
(b) blown out to sea rather than being on a migration
(c) following the scent of fresh fruit on the Beagle
(d) chased out to sea by insect eating birds

Short Answer Questions

1. Leaving Monte Video, where is the Beagle headed?

2. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

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

4. Upon Darwin's return to Buenos Aires, what is going on?

5. Where do the people show hospitality and allow Darwin to stay at various outposts and ranches?

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