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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. McCullough wants Americans to learn more about what?
(a) History
(b) Religion
(c) Economy
(d) Asia

2. What is a major impediment to construction of the railroad?
(a) The terrain
(b) The climate
(c) The natives
(d) The financing

3. Who takes over the work of running the project after her husband is paralyzed?
(a) Emily Roebling
(b) Alice Grant
(c) Frannie Remington
(d) Emma Roebling

4. When is the bridge officially opened?
(a) March 24, 1883
(b) May 24, 1865
(c) May 24, 1893
(d) May 24, 1883

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Valentine's neighbor who works for the Whitney Museum of Modern Art?

2. What are the found treasures?

3. What becomes Remington's formula for his success as a commercial artist?

4. This book is a volume of 17 __________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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