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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?
(a) Jungle Stories
(b) My Life with Plants
(c) Personal Narrative
(d) Hot, Humid Horticulture

2. The first essay is entitled "Journey to the top of the __________."
(a) Mountain
(b) Class
(c) World
(d) Heap

3. Who takes over the project when John Roebling dies?
(a) Richard Remington
(b) Warner Roebling
(c) Washington Roebling
(d) U.S. Grant

4. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?
(a) Steamship
(b) Speed boat
(c) Raft
(d) Canoe

5. What subject had been an unpleasant one to Harriet since her childhood?
(a) Slavery
(b) Illness
(c) Women's rights
(d) Death penalty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aime Bonpland?

2. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.

3. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?

4. When does a show exhibiting the documents open in New York?

5. Who is Louis Agassiz?

(see the answer key)

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