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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pgs. 629 - 683.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brought 295 Minnesotans to Matanuska in 1935?
(a) A government program during the Great Depression.
(b) The thrill of seeking gold.
(c) The opening of a school.
(d) The excitement of fishing for salmon.

2. Who commissioned Vitus Bering as captain?
(a) Tsar Peter Romanov.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) Trofin Bhdanko.
(d) He was self appointed.

3. By 1919, what happened to Ross and Raglan?
(a) It went bankrupt.
(b) It was slowly collapsing.
(c) It appeared stagnant.
(d) It had facilities in most Alaskan cities.

4. Whom did Zhdanko kill?
(a) Tsar.
(b) Governor.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) King.

5. Where was Carmack's field located?
(a) Talak.
(b) Yucutan.
(c) Bonanza.
(d) Klondike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the lobbyist favor?

2. Why was Malcolm Venn on board?

3. Where did they decide to build ships?

4. How long did it take to get to Okhotsk?

5. What was the purpose of the sailing trip?

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