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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What subject had been an unpleasant one to Harriet since her childhood?
(a) Illness
(b) Women's rights
(c) Slavery
(d) Death penalty

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

4. Why does Agassiz first come to the United States?
(a) To teach at Yale
(b) To go on a Lecture Tour
(c) To find a wife
(d) To meet the president

5. Two of Roebling's successful projects were in ______________ and Niagara Falls.
(a) Portsmouth
(b) San Francisco
(c) Cincinnati
(d) Paris

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over the project when John Roebling dies?

2. Who rides in the first carriage across the bridge?

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

4. Where does Theodore Roosevelt spend his time in this chapter?

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

(see the answer key)

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