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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. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.
(a) railroad executives
(b) not railroad men
(c) politicians
(d) army officers

2. Where does Valentine find documents related to the bridge?
(a) Roebling's home
(b) The carpentry shop
(c) The New York Public Library
(d) A bank vault

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

4. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The dining room table
(b) The barn
(c) The seashore
(d) The library

5. Medora is the location of what national site?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt National Park
(b) Grant's Tomb
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) Little Big Horn

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the found treasures?

2. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?

3. What was the impetus for the railroad?

4. Mores becomes a big part of which historical event?

5. Where are some of the drawings taken to be cleaned?

(see the answer key)

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