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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) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) James Madison
(d) John Quincy Adams

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

3. What did Harriet's famous book prompt?
(a) The French and Indian War
(b) The Civil War
(c) The War of 1812
(d) The Boston Tea Party

4. To which Ohio city does Harriet's family move?
(a) Cincinnati
(b) Portsmouth
(c) Columbus
(d) Dayton

5. Why does Agassiz first come to the United States?
(a) To teach at Yale
(b) To meet the president
(c) To find a wife
(d) To go on a Lecture Tour

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Harriet have?

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

3. What is the name of Humboldt's last book geared toward nonscientific readers?

4. Humboldt and Bonpland explored the New World colonies of which country?

5. What is Agassiz' teaching style?

(see the answer key)

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