Free Brave Companions Quiz

1)

Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama? (from Part 3, Chapter 6)

Steamship

Speed boat

Canoe

Raft

2)

According to McCullough, who is the last U.S. president to have a sense of history? (from Part 5, Chapter 16)

William J. Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy

3)

"The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________. (from Part 3, Chapter 7)

Mount Rushmore

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Eiffel Tower

4)

What is a major impediment to construction of the railroad? (from Part 3, Chapter 6)

The financing

The climate

The natives

The terrain

5)

Which U.S. president attended the bridge opening? (from Part 3, Chapter 7)

U.S. Grant

Chester A. Arthur

Grover Cleveland

Warren Harding

6)

What is the timeframe for the subject? (from Part 3, Chapter 9)

Mid-1960s

Mid-1920s

Mid-1820s

Mid-1940s

7)

Monticello is the home of which president? (from Part 5, Chapter 16)

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James Madison

8)

Which former president collapses and dies in the Capitol building in 1848? (from Part 5, Chapter 17)

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

John Adams

9)

When does a show exhibiting the documents open in New York? (from Part 3, Chapter 8)

May 1976

March 1976

May 1876

April 1975

10)

Who sells the idea for the project to civic leaders in 1882? (from Part 3, Chapter 7)

Washington Roebling

John Roebling

U.S. Grant

Frederic Remington

11)

In what year is Miriam born? (from Part 4, Chapter 12)

1908

1918

1898

1928

12)

Why does Charles Lindbergh's popularity plummet by 1940? (from Part 3, Chapter 9)

He cheats on his taxes

He is behind his baby's disappearance

He visits Germany and receives a Nazi medal

He divorces his wife

13)

What does the person in #80 carry across the bridge as a symbol of victory? (from Part 3, Chapter 7)

Trophy

Peace flower

Rooster

Laurel wreath

14)

Why is sunset Plowden's favorite time of day? (from Part 4, Chapter 13)

You can feel the earth turning

There is a satisfaction in completing a day

Every face looks better at that time of day

It is cocktail time

15)

What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad? (from Part 3, Chapter 6)

Treacherous terrain

The heat

Low pay

The Gold Rush

16)

What is the name of the last 550 acres of land Caudill has spared from the strip miners? (from Part 4, Chapter 11)

Sherwood's Forest

Blue Ridge Parkway

Lilly's Wood

Bluegrass Woods

17)

What does Plowden lack to be a newspaper photographer? (from Part 4, Chapter 13)

A long lens

Interviewing skills

Thick skin

Perseverance

18)

Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough? (from Part 4, Chapter 10)

Cumberland Island

Martha's Vineyard

Nantucket

Jekyll Island

19)

Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period? (from Part 5, Chapter 15)

Asia

Africa

Europe

Australia

20)

"Simon Willard's Clock" is about which topic? (from Part 5, Chapter 17)

The art of clockmaking

Colonial arts

U.S. Congress

The march of time

21)

How many drawings are sent to be cleaned? (from Part 3, Chapter 8)

15

65

175

1,000

22)

Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining? (from Part 4, Chapter 11)

William Lexington

Harry Monroe Caudill

Henry Clay

John Muir

23)

The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments. (from Part 3, Chapter 9)

landscape details

astrology

weather patterns

gut instinct

24)

Which of the following is not a reason why strip mining is so popular? (from Part 4, Chapter 11)

It is safer than working underground

It takes fewer men

It creates no psychological fear

It doesn't take as long

25)

When was the first stake for the railroad driven? (from Part 3, Chapter 6)

April 1855

March 1850

May 1850

May 1860

Brave Companions Quiz