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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must the people do at Iquique?

2. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?

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

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

5. What theory about volcanic activity and earthquakes does Darwin form that is years ahead of his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miner?

2. What is Darwin's journal entry as they leave New Zealand?

3. Describe Darwin's disappointment at the saltpeter mine.

4. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

5. What route does Darwin take back to Chile and what he discovers on the way.

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

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

8. Relate what Darwin finds at Chatham Island in the Galapagos archipelago.

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

10. Explain what Darwin observes after landing at Hobart Town on the island of Tasmania.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing the historical displacement of native peoples in both North and South America. Compare the revolutions and wars with the indigenous populations of each continent. In your essay speculate on how small groups of European settlers were able to take over the New World.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the type of person who is scientifically, physically, and emotionally fit to undertake a voyage like the one Darwin made around the world. In explaining your thesis, use examples of Darwin's inquisitive mind, his ability as a hunter, his ability to ride a horse, his nerve to go off with strangers into the unknown, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about slavery. Use examples from South America and Australia that had a profound impact on Darwin. In your essay discuss how slavery affects both the slave and the master psychologically. Give your opinion as to why slavery was a generally accepted practice in the 1800s.

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