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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. Who is Louis Agassiz?
(a) Humboldt's protege
(b) Jefferson's secretary
(c) President of France
(d) Tennis player

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

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

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

5. Vocabulary and _________________ are particularly important to Richter's writing.
(a) phraseology
(b) irony
(c) verb tense
(d) humor

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major disease that kills many of the workers on the railroad?

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

3. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?

4. Who is the president of the project who dies of malaria on the job?

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

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