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

2. Where was the first stake for the railroad driven?
(a) Victoria Island
(b) Manzanillo Island
(c) Balboa Island
(d) Ellis Island

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

4. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?
(a) Raft
(b) Speed boat
(c) Canoe
(d) Steamship

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet's husband insist about her?

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

3. What act guarantees exclusive U.S. rights to build the railroad?

4. What does Remington falsely claim to be?

5. What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad?

(see the answer key)

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