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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) thatching for shack roofs
(d) sweet sap from which syrup is made

2. Why do they have a problem with making a meal at 11,000 feet?
(a) Water boils at a very low temperature at this altitude.
(b) There are few sticks to use for making a fire.
(c) Their supplies are all frozen.
(d) The wind blows out their fire.

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

4. Where does Darwin particularly admire the view?
(a) the copper mines of Jajuel
(b) the summit of Bell Mountain
(c) the Aqua del Guanaco spring
(d) the Hacienda de San Isidro

5. What do Darwin and some crew members walk on when they visit the island of San Pedro?
(a) soft, black sand
(b) layers of dry salt
(c) layers of logs several yards thick
(d) hot rocks from a volcano

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darwin get to the Blue Mountains?

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

3. Leaving Lima, where does the Beagle sail?

4. How are farms operated in Australia as Darwin rides through the countryside?

5. What does Darwin see from the Blue Mountains?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Tell what has transpired on the trip from the Galapagos to Tahiti.

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

4. What evidence does Darwin find that sea beds are raised by nature to great heights?

5. Tell something about the island of Chiloe.

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

7. Describe Darwin's impressions at the bay of Valparaiso.

8. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

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

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

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