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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.
(a) The Golden Gate Bridge
(b) The Eiffel Tower
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge

4. Roosevelt's family attribute his presidency and his Rough Riders to ______________________.
(a) his wife
(b) his studies
(c) his Medora experience
(d) his grit

5. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.
(a) gut instinct
(b) weather patterns
(c) astrology
(d) landscape details

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of the answer to #126?

3. With what is Miriam the most passionate about in nature?

4. Two of Roebling's successful projects were in ______________ and Niagara Falls.

5. Humboldt is the first European to ___________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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