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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. 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

2. _______________ called Harriet "the little woman who made this big war."
(a) Andrew Johnson
(b) Frederick Douglass
(c) Calvin Stowe
(d) Abraham Lincoln

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

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

5. How many children does Harriet have?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

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

2. McCullough wants Americans to learn more about what?

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

4. Who is Louis Agassiz?

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

(see the answer key)

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