Charles Darwin — Questions and answers

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Who was the young naturalist who traveled on the HMS Beagle in 1835?

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  1. Charles Darwin ✓
  2. Caroli Linnaei
  3. Thomas Malthus
  4. Alfred Russel Wallace

Answer: Charles Darwin

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Before Darwin's ideas, what did most people believe about species?

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  1. They changed all the time.
  2. They were fixed and never changed. ✓
  3. They came from different planets.
  4. They only lived in water.

Answer: They were fixed and never changed.

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What kind of gigantic fossils did Darwin find in Argentina?

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  1. Gigantic sloths ✓
  2. Giant birds
  3. Big fish
  4. Large trees

Answer: Gigantic sloths

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What was the title of the famous book Charles Darwin published in 1859?

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  1. 'The Story of Life'
  2. 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' ✓
  3. 'Travels on the Beagle'
  4. 'The Galápagos Secret'

Answer: 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'

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Who was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog' because he championed Darwin's theory?

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  1. Gregor Mendel
  2. Alfred Russel Wallace
  3. Thomas Henry Huxley ✓
  4. Charles Darwin

Answer: Thomas Henry Huxley

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How long has Darwin's theory been the foundation of modern biology?

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  1. A few years
  2. About fifty years
  3. More than a century and a half ✓
  4. Just recently

Answer: More than a century and a half

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