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

2. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?
(a) A bathhouse
(b) The cafeteria
(c) His garage
(d) The natatorium

3. Agassiz becomes American's premiere _______________.
(a) painter
(b) sculptor
(c) filmmaker
(d) naturalist

4. What is Harriet's nickname?
(a) Hat pin
(b) Beaches
(c) Harrie
(d) Hattie

5. Who is Alexander von Humboldt?
(a) Inventor of the Humvee
(b) German-born naturalist
(c) Italian artist
(d) Swiss inventor

Short Answer Questions

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

2. _______________ called Harriet "the little woman who made this big war."

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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