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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. What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad?
(a) The heat
(b) The Gold Rush
(c) Low pay
(d) Treacherous terrain

2. Who is the founder of Medora?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt
(b) Theodore Roosevelt
(c) Dale Medford
(d) Marquis de Mores

3. People find Remington to be full of high spirits and _________________.
(a) tall tales
(b) intelligence
(c) cruelty
(d) charity

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

5. What did Harriet's famous book prompt?
(a) The Boston Tea Party
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The War of 1812
(d) The Civil War

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the impetus for the railroad?

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

3. What is the major disease that kills many of the workers on the railroad?

4. Who is Aime Bonpland?

5. According to Remington the West is filled with horses, blood and _________________.

(see the answer key)

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