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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which U.S. president did Humboldt visit in 1804?
(a) John Quincy Adams
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) James Madison

2. Who is Aime Bonpland?
(a) Humboldt's mentor
(b) Humboldt's partner
(c) Humboldt's father
(d) Humboldt's minister

3. The first essay is entitled "Journey to the top of the __________."
(a) Heap
(b) World
(c) Class
(d) Mountain

4. Humboldt and Bonpland explored the New World colonies of which country?
(a) Italy
(b) Great Britain
(c) Spain
(d) France

5. What does Agassiz consider Darwin's ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION?
(a) Atheism
(b) Brilliant
(c) Inaccurate
(d) Overrated

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Agassiz take a summer expedition in 1848?

2. Who is Louis Agassiz?

3. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.

4. What is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?

5. What does Stowe do after her friend, Eliza Stowe, dies?

(see the answer key)

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