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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.
(a) astrologers
(b) mathemeticians
(c) astronomers
(d) ecologists

3. Who does Harriet claim wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) God
(b) Her father
(c) Her brother
(d) Her husband

4. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge
(b) The Golden Gate Bridge
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) The Eiffel Tower

5. When is the bridge officially opened?
(a) May 24, 1893
(b) March 24, 1883
(c) May 24, 1883
(d) May 24, 1865

6. What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad?
(a) The Gold Rush
(b) Low pay
(c) Treacherous terrain
(d) The heat

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

8. What does Remington falsely claim to be?
(a) U.S. Cavalry lieutenant
(b) U.S. Congressman
(c) Wagon train leader
(d) Cowpuncher and Indian fighter

9. Who takes over the project when John Roebling dies?
(a) Warner Roebling
(b) U.S. Grant
(c) Richard Remington
(d) Washington Roebling

10. Who does Mores crusade against when he returns to France?
(a) Italians
(b) Catholics
(c) Jews
(d) Muslims

11. What is showing signs of wear on the bridge?
(a) Caissons
(b) Joints
(c) Cement
(d) Trunnions

12. Why does Roosevelt suffer bouts of depression?
(a) He is not nominated for President
(b) It is an inherited condition
(c) His wife and mother die on the same day
(d) He loses his bid for Congress

13. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?
(a) Mild interest
(b) No interest
(c) Disdain
(d) Wild enthusiasm

14. Where are some of the drawings taken to be cleaned?
(a) Whitney Museum of Art
(b) The Louvre
(c) Metropolitan Museum of Art
(d) New York Blueprint Co.

15. What does Stowe do after her friend, Eliza Stowe, dies?
(a) Writes her biography
(b) Manages her estate
(c) Marries Eliza's husband
(d) Adopts her children

Short Answer Questions

1. Remington illustrates articles written by whom?

2. What position is created for Agassiz in America?

3. What donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?

4. Two of Roebling's successful projects were in ______________ and Niagara Falls.

5. Who is Aime Bonpland?

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