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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, pgs. 802 - 868.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men find in Nome?
(a) Gold.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Oil.

2. Alaska was joined to what land mass during the Ice Age?
(a) Africa.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

3. Why did Jeb Keeler go to Baflin Island?
(a) He was visiting a friend.
(b) He was checking out factories.
(c) He was looking for relatives.
(d) He was on a hunting trip.

4. What happened to many of the men during the walk in the Yukon?
(a) They became ill.
(b) They turned against each other and split.
(c) They died.
(d) They became very close friends.

5. How did the new equipment work in the factory?
(a) It didn't work at all.
(b) It worked better than expected.
(c) It took some getting used to before it worked effectively.
(d) It caused a lot of trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tom spend Christmas?

2. How long was the Iditarod?

3. What did the federal government investigations discover?

4. How high were summer temperatures?

5. Where did they decide to build ships?

(see the answer key)

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