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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 mentor
(d) Humboldt's minister

2. What does Stowe do after her friend, Eliza Stowe, dies?
(a) Manages her estate
(b) Writes her biography
(c) Adopts her children
(d) Marries Eliza's husband

3. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.
(a) astrologers
(b) ecologists
(c) astronomers
(d) mathemeticians

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

5. What donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?
(a) Horse skeletons
(b) Biology textbooks
(c) Geology field trips
(d) Scholarships

Short Answer Questions

1. McCullough wants Americans to learn more about what?

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

3. Who is Louis Agassiz?

4. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.

5. Agassiz becomes American's premiere _______________.

(see the answer key)

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