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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. Mores becomes a big part of which historical event?
(a) World War I
(b) The Affair of the Necklace
(c) The French and Indian War
(d) The Dreyfus Affair

2. Humboldt is the first European to ___________________________________.
(a) create a botanical garden
(b) sense the greatness of America's Incan and Mayan civilizations
(c) fly from Paris to New York
(d) sail through the Panama Canal

3. What act guarantees exclusive U.S. rights to build the railroad?
(a) U.N. Treaty
(b) Treaty of Greenville
(c) Bidlack Treaty
(d) Treaty of Versailles

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

5. What is the name of Humboldt's last book geared toward nonscientific readers?
(a) Galatial Odysseus
(b) Star Trek
(c) Cosmos
(d) The Galaxy

Short Answer Questions

1. Remington illustrates articles written by whom?

2. In what countries do Humboldt and Bonpland spend two years?

3. In what city is Frederic Remington when the chapter opens?

4. What is Agassiz' teaching style?

5. From what school is the young artist forced to drop out upon the death of his father?

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