2. 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.

3. What was happening to the fur trade?
(a) It was disappearing rapidly.
(b) It was very lucrative.
(c) It was opening doors for other types of trading.
(d) It remained constant.

4. The protuberance would eventually become __________.
(a) Alaska.
(b) Europe.
(c) Antartica.
(d) Africa.

5. What is a peninsula?
(a) A crater near the water.
(b) An island very close to a large land mass.
(c) A pathway through the mountains.
(d) A piece of land that is connected to the mainland by an isthmus.

6. The landmass appeared to have what type of terrain?
(a) A hilly terrain.
(b) A few sparse areas of growth.
(c) No mountains, trees or other growth.
(d) Lush mountains, trees, and other growth emerge.

7. When Russian boats returned two years later, they found the settlement was __________.
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Thriving.
(c) Struggling.
(d) Greatly expanded.

8. Where did the Russians build a fort?
(a) Redoubt St. Michael.
(b) A few miles from the Tlingits.
(c) In the woods.
(d) Next to the Tlingits.

9. Whom did Zhdanko exchange gifts with when he landed on the island?
(a) Tsar Peter.
(b) An Aleut.
(c) Catherine the Great.
(d) The governor.

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

11. What was Big Ears' new name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Great One.
(d) Lunmasaq.

12. What animal did they hunt for food and other purposes when they reached their destination?
(a) Lions.
(b) Mammoth.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Wolf.

13. Who were taken from Lapak in 1789?
(a) All females over the age of two.
(b) All males over the age of two.
(c) All the women who were mothers.
(d) All the men who were fathers.

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

15. Who took the people from the island?
(a) Siberian tradesmen.
(b) Russian tradesmen.
(c) Siberian hunters.
(d) Russian hunters.