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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. When was the first stake for the railroad driven?
(a) March 1850
(b) May 1860
(c) April 1855
(d) May 1850

2. The "Steam Road to El Dorado" is the story of the _______________ Railroad.
(a) Union Pacific
(b) Santa Fe
(c) B&O
(d) Panama

3. What does Agassiz consider Darwin's ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION?
(a) Overrated
(b) Inaccurate
(c) Atheism
(d) Brilliant

4. According to Remington the West is filled with horses, blood and _________________.
(a) bandits
(b) cacti
(c) profanity
(d) whiskey

5. In what countries do Humboldt and Bonpland spend two years?
(a) Italy, Germany and France
(b) Columbia, Ecuador and Peru
(c) Thailand, China, India
(d) Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Remington come to dislike about the West?

2. What was the impetus for the railroad?

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

4. McCullough wants Americans to learn more about what?

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

(see the answer key)

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