What Prompted Darwin to Publish His Book Decades After He

question 16

Multiple Choice

What prompted Darwin to publish his book decades after he began writing it?

• A) He had completed the last of his experiments.
• B) He had returned from his voyage around the world.
• C) A colleague (Alfred Wallace) was about to publish a similar manuscript.
• D) After years of searching, he finally found a publisher willing to accept it.

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