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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. What does Agassiz consider Darwin's ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION?
(a) Brilliant
(b) Atheism
(c) Inaccurate
(d) Overrated

2. Agassiz becomes American's premiere _______________.
(a) painter
(b) naturalist
(c) filmmaker
(d) sculptor

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

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

5. Who does Harriet consider guilty of slavery?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) George Washington
(c) Southern cotton merchants
(d) All white Americans

Short Answer Questions

1. Miriam's father and uncle are both gifted amateur __________________.

2. "Agassiz belongs to that class of naturalists who see ___________ in everything."

3. Who is the only president to retire in Washington?

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

5. In strip mining, how many acres are disturbed for every acre mined?

(see the answer key)

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