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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. What is the strange phenomenon Darwin sees at the mountain summit?
(a) red snow
(b) ice castles
(c) black rain
(d) rock flowers

2. What notable landmark does Darwin see on St. Helen's Island?
(a) Cleopatra's villa
(b) the Lighthouse of the Ancient Mariner
(c) the statue of the Little Mermaid
(d) Napoleon's tomb

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

4. What disturbs Darwin about the corn harvest in the area?
(a) the color of the corn
(b) the convict slave labor
(c) the way it is harvested
(d) the poor quality of the corn

5. How are Darwin and his Tahitian guides able to get inland on the island?
(a) climbing over several mountains
(b) through jungle pathways
(c) coming around from the other side
(d) along river valleys

Short Answer Questions

1. What reception does the Beagle receive at New Zealand?

2. Where is the Beagle after passing through the Strait of Magellan?

3. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?

4. Why does the Beagle stop for three days at the Chonos Archipelago?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Darwin make about slavery in Australia?

2. Tell about the runaway sailors at the Chonos Archipelago.

3. What are conditions like at the copper mines of Jajuel?

4. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

5. How does Darwin sum up his voyage at its end?

6. Tell what Darwin sees back off the coast of Chile and how he assesses the sight.

7. How does Darwin describe a staple food on Tierra del Fuego?

8. What are the things Darwin notices at Keeling Island?

9. Explain Darwin's observations in the Galapagos that will later influence his scientific theories.

10. Tell about Capt. Fitz Roy's talk with Patagonians before making it through the Magdalen Channel.

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