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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.
(a) not railroad men
(b) politicians
(c) army officers
(d) railroad executives

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

3. What is Harriet Beecher Stowe famous for writing?
(a) War and Peace
(b) Tom and Jerry
(c) Uncle Tom's Cabin
(d) David Copperfield

4. Remington illustrates articles written by whom?
(a) U.S. Grant
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) Theodore Roosevelt

5. According to Remington, "Cowboys are ______________."
(a) illiterate
(b) cash
(c) interesting
(d) dirty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth Cabot Cary?

2. Who does Harriet claim wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

3. Where was the first stake for the railroad driven?

4. Who does Mores crusade against when he returns to France?

5. The first essay is entitled "Journey to the top of the __________."

(see the answer key)

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