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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McCullough consider enough reason for living in Washington, D.C.?
(a) The Metro
(b) Georgetown shopping
(c) The White House
(d) The National Gallery

2. How many aviators die attempting to cross the Atlantic before Charles Lindbergh, Jr.?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 16

3. Miriam Rothschild is known for being a _____________.
(a) singer
(b) professor
(c) naturalist
(d) comic

4. "Recommended Itinerary" was originally a __________________________.
(a) essay
(b) dissertation
(c) poem
(d) commencement address

5. What shape is the Octagon House?
(a) Square
(b) Hexagonal
(c) Rectangular
(d) Octagonal

6. Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period?
(a) Asia
(b) Australia
(c) Europe
(d) Africa

7. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?
(a) 18
(b) 10
(c) 33
(d) 21

8. For what publication does Richter write during The Great Depression?
(a) The Saturday Evening Post
(b) Look Magazine
(c) The Reader's Digest
(d) Life Magazine

9. Where is Plowden's first and only regular job?
(a) Great Northern Railroad
(b) Metropolitan Museum of Art
(c) Life Magazine
(d) The New York Times

10. For what book is Antoine de Saint-Exupery most famous?
(a) The Prince and the Pauper
(b) Prince Valiant
(c) The Princess and the Pea
(d) The Little Prince

11. Which of the following is not a reason why strip mining is so popular?
(a) It creates no psychological fear
(b) It is safer than working underground
(c) It doesn't take as long
(d) It takes fewer men

12. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
(a) Seaside Serenade
(b) The Sea Has No Secrets
(c) The Sea of Grass
(d) Seasons of Love

13. What is the name of the first Russian satellite launched in 1957?
(a) Neatnik
(b) Sputnik
(c) Sputster
(d) Beatnik

14. What was Conrad Richter's profession?
(a) Aviator
(b) Biologist
(c) Painter
(d) Writer

15. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?
(a) William Lexington
(b) John Muir
(c) Henry Clay
(d) Harry Monroe Caudill

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?

2. What allows man to think he is master of the universe?

3. When did Lindbergh land in Paris?

4. In what state is the Blue Mountain located?

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

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