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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. Why does Charles Lindbergh's popularity plummet by 1940?
(a) He cheats on his taxes
(b) He is behind his baby's disappearance
(c) He divorces his wife
(d) He visits Germany and receives a Nazi medal

2. In what year did Simon Willard make the clock still working in the U.S. Capitol today?
(a) 1937
(b) 1945
(c) 1873
(d) 1837

3. Who is Eva Caten?
(a) Remington's favorite portrait subject
(b) Remington's first art teacher
(c) Remington's sister
(d) Remington's wife

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

5. About which president is McCullough writing a biography at this time?
(a) Harry S. Truman
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) John Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lindbergh renounce his profession?

2. What is the book written by the answer to #126 which is compared to Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath?

3. Of what does John Roebling die?

4. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.

5. "Long Distance Vision" covers the subject of ________________.

(see the answer key)

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