The Path Between the Seas Test | Final Test - Medium

Final Test

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 0 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. At the peak of U.S. work, on any given day, how many steam shovels were operating in the Cut?
a) 30-40.
b) 80-90.
c) 50-60.
d) 15-25.

2. Once digging the "Great Trench" starts at Emperador on January 20, 1882, it moves how quickly?
a) Much faster than expected in the rainy season.
b) Slower than expected in the dry season.
c) Faster than expected in the dry season.
d) Much slower than expected in the dry season.

3. Secretary of State William Evarts agrees to send Admiral Daniel Ammen and A. G. Menocal to the 1879 Paris Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique in what capacity?
a) Authorized delegates, not diplomatic functionaries.
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