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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Physician
(b) Banker
(c) Attorney
(d) Minister

2. Who is the aviator who disappears in the Marianas?
(a) Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(b) Amelia Earhart
(c) Nevil Norway
(d) Beryl Markham

3. Most of the railroad lies in what type of terrain?
(a) Forests
(b) Mountains
(c) Desert
(d) Rainforest

4. What major award did Richter win in 1951?
(a) The Academy Award
(b) The Pulitzer Prize
(c) The Nobel Prize
(d) The National Book Award

5. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The barn
(b) The seashore
(c) The dining room table
(d) The library

Short Answer Questions

1. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.

2. What act guarantees exclusive U.S. rights to build the railroad?

3. Remington illustrates articles written by whom?

4. The "Steam Road to El Dorado" is the story of the _______________ Railroad.

5. In what year are treasures related to the Brooklyn Bridge found?

(see the answer key)

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