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

2. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?
(a) Gus Grissom
(b) John Glenn
(c) Jim Lovell
(d) Buzz Aldrin

3. "Simon Willard's Clock" is about which topic?
(a) Colonial arts
(b) U.S. Congress
(c) The art of clockmaking
(d) The march of time

4. With what is Miriam the most passionate about in nature?
(a) Mountains
(b) Wildflowers
(c) Ladybugs
(d) Trees

5. This book is a volume of 17 __________________.
(a) speeches
(b) eulogies
(c) poems
(d) articles and addresses

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCullough consider enough reason for living in Washington, D.C.?

2. Which former president collapses and dies in the Capitol building in 1848?

3. Which U.S. president did Humboldt visit in 1804?

4. What does Theodore Roosevelt find even more interesting about Remington than his paintings?

5. How is the answer to #77 paralyzed?

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