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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. To which Ohio city does Harriet's family move?
(a) Dayton
(b) Portsmouth
(c) Columbus
(d) Cincinnati

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

3. In what countries do Humboldt and Bonpland spend two years?
(a) Thailand, China, India
(b) Ireland, Scotland and Wales
(c) Columbia, Ecuador and Peru
(d) Italy, Germany and France

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

5. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?
(a) Wild enthusiasm
(b) Mild interest
(c) No interest
(d) Disdain

Short Answer Questions

1. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.

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

3. Who is Elizabeth Cabot Cary?

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

5. What does Remington come to dislike about the West?

(see the answer key)

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