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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 product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?
(a) fiber for making ropes
(b) large dates used to feed cattle
(c) sweet sap from which syrup is made
(d) thatching for shack roofs

2. What is at the center of the atoll called Keeling Island?
(a) the shallow and calm waters of a lagoon
(b) a fresh water lake
(c) evidence of a volcanic origin
(d) several small coral reefs

3. What does Darwin write about the Chilean miners?
(a) They are allowed to keep part of what they mine.
(b) They get paid large salaries.
(c) They work long hours and enjoy life.
(d) They spend all their money on drink and clothes.

4. From where do many of the people living in Port Louis come?
(a) Algiers
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) Morocco

5. What reception does the Beagle receive at New Zealand?
(a) no welcome at all
(b) a war party in canoes
(c) a lackluster welcome from one canoe
(d) a thousand canoes of Maori

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Darwin and his Tahitian guides able to get inland on the island?

2. What happens at Valdivia?

3. Why must they stop regularly while ascending Peuquenes ridge?

4. Where do the wooden houses best withstand the effects of the massive earthquake?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Darwin's exploration of the interior of the Tahitian Island.

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

3. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

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

5. Explain the problem of distance perception and atmospheric effects in the mountains.

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

7. How does Darwin describe the countryside coming down off the Blue Mountain plateau?

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

9. Explain Darwin's impression of the geology of New Zealand.

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

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