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

2. Lindbergh is drawn to the Masai people's ________________.
(a) food
(b) kinship with nature
(c) culture
(d) art

3. From what school is the young artist forced to drop out upon the death of his father?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Princeton University
(c) Yale University
(d) Columbia University

4. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.
(a) God
(b) Global Warming
(c) The Ice Age
(d) The Big Bang

5. What is David Plowden's profession?
(a) Physician
(b) Photographer
(c) Journalist
(d) Naturalist

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Remington the West is filled with horses, blood and _________________.

2. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?

3. With whom does Mores think Roosevelt sides?

4. Who sells the idea for the project to civic leaders in 1882?

5. What is Agassiz' teaching style?

(see the answer key)

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