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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position is created for Agassiz in America?
(a) President of Yale
(b) Chair of Natural History at Harvard
(c) The President's Council on Ecology
(d) Assistant to Darwin

3. What is Agassiz' teaching style?
(a) Remote
(b) Hands-on
(c) Observation
(d) Comparative

4. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.
(a) The Big Bang
(b) God
(c) The Ice Age
(d) Global Warming

5. Who does Harriet consider guilty of slavery?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) George Washington
(c) All white Americans
(d) Southern cotton merchants

Short Answer Questions

1. From what school is the young artist forced to drop out upon the death of his father?

2. What is the name of Roosevelt's ranch near Medora?

3. Where does Theodore Roosevelt spend his time in this chapter?

4. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.

5. What does Agassiz consider Darwin's ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION?

(see the answer key)

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