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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?
(a) the interior of Uruguay
(b) the Brazilian state of Bahia
(c) the south of Chile
(d) Fernando Noronha Island

2. How does Darwin speculate the craggy boulders around the mountains were moved?
(a) by floating icebergs
(b) by seismic activity
(c) by volcanic eruptions
(d) by meteors

3. 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 stones to black volcanic rock
(d) from red clay to smooth stones

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

5. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?
(a) moths and ants
(b) ticks and fleas
(c) spiders and parasites brought in on the birds
(d) grasshoppers and flies

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Darwin and his gaucho companion to a mountain called the Sierra de la Ventana?

2. What is Darwin told about climatic events in the area?

3. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?

4. Who are York Minster, Jemmy Button and Fuegia Basket?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

2. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make there?

3. How does Darwin react to the selling of children as slaves as opposed to what the soldiers and the settlers think about it.

4. Briefly tell about the waterfowl Darwin catalogs on East Falkland Island.

5. How does Darwin surmise that animals similar to Old World animals ended up in the Americas?

6. Who does Darwin encounter at Las Minas and how does he size them up?

7. Describe the beginning of Darwin's trip around the world.

8. Heading toward St. Fe, about 300 miles north of Buenos Aries along the Parana River, describe the strange animal Darwin observes.

9. At the Rio Negro, about 300 miles to the south of Maldonado, what is the evidence of political turmoil in South America?

10. What is Darwin given to eat at Tapalguen River?

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