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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.
(a) railroad executives
(b) not railroad men
(c) politicians
(d) army officers

2. When was the first stake for the railroad driven?
(a) April 1855
(b) March 1850
(c) May 1860
(d) May 1850

3. About which president is McCullough writing a biography at this time?
(a) Harry S. Truman
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) John Adams

4. What does Roosevelt head to the Badlands to do?
(a) Work on the railroad
(b) Start a new family
(c) Write
(d) Open a dude ranch

5. In what year did Simon Willard make the clock still working in the U.S. Capitol today?
(a) 1873
(b) 1837
(c) 1937
(d) 1945

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.

2. Aviation is a common cause destined to ______________________.

3. What is the major disease that kills many of the workers on the railroad?

4. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.

5. What is Francis P. Valentine's job?

(see the answer key)

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