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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pgs. 683-737.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ross decide to get rid of the workers?
(a) One was murdered.
(b) They were lazy.
(c) They were threatening to overthrow him.
(d) They talked too much.

2. What did Baranov proclaim as the capital of Russian America?
(a) Lanewpak.
(b) Okhotsk.
(c) Seal Islands
(d) Sitka Island.

3. How large was Beringia?
(a) 600 miles wide.
(b) 2 miles wide.
(c) 100 miles wide.
(d) 6000 miles wide.

4. Why were more airstrips appearing in Alaska?
(a) The roads for cars were terrible.
(b) In anticipation of increased trade.
(c) In anticipation of a tourist boom.
(d) In anticipation of United States' entry into the war.

5. How old was Baranov when Ermelov had him investigated? and
(a) 70.
(b) 65.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the lobbyist favor?

2. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

3. What did the professors think about the trapping equipment which they had designed?

4. What happened to many of the men during the walk in the Yukon?

5. Russian prisoners on the ship were taken to _________.

(see the answer key)

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