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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pgs. 629 - 683.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1919, what happened to Ross and Raglan?
(a) It appeared stagnant.
(b) It had facilities in most Alaskan cities.
(c) It was slowly collapsing.
(d) It went bankrupt.

2. Where did they decide to build ships?
(a) Okhotsk.
(b) Lanewpak.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Boksheretsk.

3. Who commissioned Vitus Bering as captain?
(a) Tsar Peter Romanov.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) He was self appointed.
(d) Trofin Bhdanko.

4. Whom did Zhdanko exchange gifts with when he landed on the island?
(a) Catherine the Great.
(b) An Aleut.
(c) Tsar Peter.
(d) The governor.

5. The Venns helped rescue survivors of _________.
(a) A tidal wave.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) Cholera.
(d) A massive snowstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Malcolm Venn on board?

2. Why did Oliver Rowntree go on Ross and Raglan ships?

3. What was life like for the Matanuska settlers?

4. What did the lobbyist favor?

5. What did others think of the Venns?

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