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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. What religious affiliation do the Rothschilds have?
(a) Baptist
(b) Catholic
(c) Episcopalian
(d) Jewish

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

3. What is the main profession of most Rothschild men?
(a) Finance
(b) Education
(c) Law
(d) Politics

4. Miriam's father and uncle are both gifted amateur __________________.
(a) entomologists
(b) golfers
(c) singers
(d) tennis players

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?

2. How many aviators die attempting to cross the Atlantic before Charles Lindbergh, Jr.?

3. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.

4. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?

5. Who is Louis Agassiz?

(see the answer key)

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