Free Brave Companions Quiz

1)

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

Raft

Steamship

Speed boat

Canoe

2)

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Harry S. Truman

William J. Clinton

3)

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

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Eiffel Tower

Mount Rushmore

The Golden Gate Bridge

4)

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

The natives

The terrain

The financing

The climate

5)

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

Warren Harding

U.S. Grant

Chester A. Arthur

Grover Cleveland

6)

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

Mid-1940s

Mid-1920s

Mid-1820s

Mid-1960s

7)

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

John Adams

George Washington

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

8)

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

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

James Monroe

9)

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

March 1976

May 1876

April 1975

May 1976

10)

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

U.S. Grant

Frederic Remington

John Roebling

Washington Roebling

11)

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

1918

1928

1898

1908

12)

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

He visits Germany and receives a Nazi medal

He is behind his baby's disappearance

He divorces his wife

He cheats on his taxes

13)

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

Laurel wreath

Rooster

Trophy

Peace flower

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

Low pay

The heat

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)

Lilly's Wood

Bluegrass Woods

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sherwood's Forest

17)

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

Thick skin

Perseverance

A long lens

Interviewing skills

18)

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

Jekyll Island

Cumberland Island

Martha's Vineyard

Nantucket

19)

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

Africa

Europe

Asia

Australia

20)

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

The art of clockmaking

U.S. Congress

The march of time

Colonial arts

21)

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

175

1,000

15

65

22)

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

Harry Monroe Caudill

William Lexington

John Muir

Henry Clay

23)

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

astrology

weather patterns

landscape details

gut instinct

24)

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

It creates no psychological fear

It is safer than working underground

It doesn't take as long

It takes fewer men

25)

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

May 1850

May 1860

March 1850

April 1855

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