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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. Who is Louis Agassiz?
(a) President of France
(b) Jefferson's secretary
(c) Humboldt's protege
(d) Tennis player

2. Who rides in the first carriage across the bridge?
(a) Emily Roebling
(b) President Chester A. Arthur
(c) Mayor Giuliani
(d) Warner Roebling

3. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?
(a) The natatorium
(b) The cafeteria
(c) A bathhouse
(d) His garage

4. Who is Valentine's neighbor who works for the Whitney Museum of Modern Art?
(a) David Copperfield
(b) David Hupert
(c) David McCullough
(d) Michael Hupert

5. "Agassiz belongs to that class of naturalists who see ___________ in everything."
(a) Flaws
(b) Beauty
(c) Perfection
(d) God

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?

2. Which U.S. president did Humboldt visit in 1804?

3. Who was the New York governor who attended the bridge opening?

4. Who does Harriet consider guilty of slavery?

5. What donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?

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