The Book on the Origins of Species by Charles Darwin

question 1

Multiple Choice

The book On the Origins of Species by Charles Darwin helped support what Victorian ideal?

• A)belief in animal experiments
• B)the view that competition would determine those who were fit to rule
• C)the belief that God had destined humans to rule over the other species
• D)that travel to the Galapagos Islands was the highest achievement possible
• E)that biology was the most important academic subject to study

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