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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?
(a) ship building
(b) mining copper and gold
(c) iron smelting
(d) jewelry making

2. Why does the Beagle stop for three days at the Chonos Archipelago?
(a) because of a storm
(b) to replenish its supplies
(c) to look for crew members
(d) because of sickness

3. Where does Darwin find fossil rich deposits and evidence of a recent land elevation?
(a) New South Wales
(b) Tasmania
(c) Ayers Rock
(d) near Perth

4. What does Darwin speculate about as he observes the snow melt percolating and loosening rocks?
(a) how minerals are formed
(b) how rich ores are found
(c) how the geology develops
(d) how plants are introduced

5. What keeps Darwin on board the Beagle after it sails to Lima?
(a) a cholera epidemic in Peru
(b) his weakened health
(c) the political unrest in Peru
(d) his lost passport

6. What is it in which a large wooden spoon seems to dance to the rhythm of the music being played?
(a) a wedding ceremony
(b) a superstitious play put on by the natives
(c) an entertainment for children
(d) a war dance put on to frighten the Beagle crew

7. What is the stormy place the Beagle visits where the people raise pigs and potatoes and catch fish?
(a) the Virgin Islands
(b) the Isle of Man
(c) the island of Chiloe
(d) the island of Santiago

8. Where does Darwin prepare to cross the Andes Mountains through the Portillo pass?
(a) at Valparaiso
(b) at Santiago
(c) at Lima
(d) at Bogota

9. 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?
(a) Zanzibar
(b) Ceylon
(c) Mauritius
(d) Gibraltar

10. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?
(a) a line of military guarding the border
(b) a rapids in a mountain river
(c) a suspension bridge made of rope and hide
(d) a dry, parched desert

11. How does Darwin describe the water at the lagoon?
(a) light blue
(b) almost white
(c) canary yellow
(d) deep green

12. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?
(a) survivors of a shipwreck
(b) runaways from a whaling ship
(c) keepers of a lighthouse
(d) guards from a prisoner ship

13. What does Darwin say is too great and ambitious for affection, yet not great enough for respect?
(a) Tahiti
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Tasmania

14. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?
(a) the Tierrans
(b) the Patagonians
(c) the Incas
(d) the Argentinians

15. Who demonstrates their prowess with their spears launched with throwing sticks?
(a) Australian soldiers
(b) Australian aborigines
(c) Australian school children
(d) Australian cowboys

Short Answer Questions

1. On his way up the coast of Chile toward Copiapo, why does Darwin turn inland toward the mining area?

2. What does Darwin see as they continue through the Andes mountains?

3. Where does Darwin find olive and orange trees and many varieties of vegetables?

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

5. What notable landmark does Darwin see on St. Helen's Island?

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