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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first stake for the railroad driven?
(a) April 1855
(b) March 1850
(c) May 1850
(d) May 1860

2. Where does Agassiz take a summer expedition in 1848?
(a) The amazon
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Mt. St. Helens
(d) Vesuvius

3. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?
(a) Disdain
(b) Wild enthusiasm
(c) No interest
(d) Mild interest

4. Why does Agassiz first come to the United States?
(a) To meet the president
(b) To go on a Lecture Tour
(c) To teach at Yale
(d) To find a wife

5. What does Roosevelt head to the Badlands to do?
(a) Write
(b) Work on the railroad
(c) Start a new family
(d) Open a dude ranch

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first stake for the railroad driven?

2. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?

3. What donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?

4. What is Agassiz' teaching style?

5. What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad?

(see the answer key)

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