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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was sold when the Tsar Ivan came to the island?
(a) Maria.
(b) Zhdanko.
(c) Cidaq.
(d) Old One.

2. Trofkins team came from all the countries listed except for __________.
(a) Siberia.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

3. How long did it take to get to Okhotsk?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six years.

4. Baranov's house was used as a __________.
(a) Hospital.
(b) Meeting place.
(c) Store.
(d) Fort.

5. What eventually happened to the land bridge?
(a) It separated and became an island.
(b) It shifted to become a new continent.
(c) It disappeared, covered by water.
(d) It expanded.

6. How long did it take the family to reach their destination?
(a) Six days.
(b) One day.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

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

8. What did the Indians think of the Americans in the settlement on Sitka?
(a) They wanted to befriend them.
(b) They were afraid of them.
(c) They wanted to protect them.
(d) They made plans to attack them.

9. Where did Varnak originate?
(a) Japan.
(b) Canada.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Siberia.

10. What was the mastodon?
(a) A type of hill.
(b) A reptile.
(c) An animal similar to an elephant.
(d) A tall ship.

11. Where did Trofin Zhdanko live?
(a) Yakula.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Lapak.
(d) Vologda.

12. Baranov showed the Tlingits __________.
(a) A cannon.
(b) How to plant a garden.
(c) How to make a ship.
(d) An old musket.

13. What was the purpose of the sailing trip?
(a) To find out if there was a land bridge.
(b) To hunt for whales.
(c) To carry cargo for merchants.
(d) To emigrate.

14. Why did Varnak's family move?
(a) It was too cold.
(b) They missed seeing other people.
(c) The mastodon were bothering them.
(d) They lacked food.

15. When the barriers were removed, animals emigrated between _________.
(a) North America and Europe.
(b) North America and Asia.
(c) Australia and North America.
(d) Asia and Europe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the remaining islanders survive?

3. Varnak's people wandered for how many years?

4. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

5. What was Big Ears' new name?

(see the answer keys)

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