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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is Miriam the most passionate about in nature?
(a) Ladybugs
(b) Mountains
(c) Wildflowers
(d) Trees

2. What donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?
(a) Biology textbooks
(b) Scholarships
(c) Geology field trips
(d) Horse skeletons

3. In what state is the Blue Mountain located?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Colorado
(c) Vermont
(d) Tennessee

4. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The barn
(b) The dining room table
(c) The library
(d) The seashore

5. "Simon Willard's Clock" is about which topic?
(a) Colonial arts
(b) The march of time
(c) U.S. Congress
(d) The art of clockmaking

Short Answer Questions

1. Aviation is a common cause destined to ______________________.

2. Who sells the idea for the project to civic leaders in 1882?

3. Medora is the location of what national site?

4. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?

5. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?

(see the answer key)

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