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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Agassiz take a summer expedition in 1848?
(a) The amazon
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Vesuvius
(d) Mt. St. Helens

2. What is the name of Roosevelt's ranch near Medora?
(a) Little Big Ranch
(b) Elkhorn Ranch
(c) Western White House
(d) Roosevelt Ranch

3. What is the name of the building where presidential guests are housed?
(a) The Four Seasons
(b) Georgetown Inn
(c) White House Annex
(d) Blair House

4. Where does Valentine find documents related to the bridge?
(a) Roebling's home
(b) The New York Public Library
(c) The carpentry shop
(d) A bank vault

5. What are the found treasures?
(a) Legal documents
(b) Blueprints and drawings
(c) Buried coins
(d) Letters

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Harriet claim wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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

3. What is a major impediment to construction of the railroad?

4. What is the name of Humboldt's last book geared toward nonscientific readers?

5. Remington illustrates articles written by whom?

(see the answer key)

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