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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet's husband insist about her?

2. Most of the railroad lies in what type of terrain?

3. From what school is the young artist forced to drop out upon the death of his father?

4. Humboldt is the first European to ___________________________________.

5. Medora is the location of what national site?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Agassiz' American lecture tour described?

2. What is Agassiz' teaching style at Harvard?

3. What is the focus of "Glory Days in Medora?

4. What is notable about Humboldt and Bonpland's work relating vegetation to elevations?

5. Explain the role that the Wild West plays in Remington's work.

6. What is Valentine's struggle with getting the bridge documents validated?

7. What was the career path of naturalist Louis Agassiz that leads him from Switzerland to America?

8. What is the purpose of Brave Companions?

9. Who is Humboldt's partner and what is the nature of their explorations?

10. What is Frederic Remington's background?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles Lindbergh lost some popularity in America when he went to Germany prior to World War II and then took an isolationist position related to war with Germany. What does it mean to take an isolationist position? Why were many Americans disheartened to learn of Lindbergh's position on the subject of war with Germany?

Essay Topic 2

"The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man" portrays Harry Monroe Caudill's crusade against the devastation of eastern Kentucky by strip mining. Why was Caudill driven to take on the cause of fighting for the people of Kentucky? Do you think Caudill was a success? Do you think Caudill was a reluctant hero? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the great engineering marvels of the world. What was the impetus for the initiation of the project? What toll did the project take on the Roebling family as well as the other workers who risked their lives to complete this project?

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