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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What allows man to think he is master of the universe?
(a) Hubris
(b) Determination
(c) Innovation
(d) Education
2. What does McCullough consider enough reason for living in Washington, D.C.?
(a) The Metro
(b) The White House
(c) The National Gallery
(d) Georgetown shopping
3. In what state does the action occur in this story?
(a) West Virginia
(b) Tennessee
(c) Kentucky
(d) Virginia
4. What is the name of the building where presidential guests are housed?
(a) The Four Seasons
(b) Georgetown Inn
(c) Blair House
(d) White House Annex
5. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?
(a) 10
(b) 33
(c) 21
(d) 18
6. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.
(a) gut instinct
(b) landscape details
(c) astrology
(d) weather patterns
7. What religious affiliation do the Rothschilds have?
(a) Catholic
(b) Episcopalian
(c) Jewish
(d) Baptist
8. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Physician
(b) Attorney
(c) Minister
(d) Banker
9. In what year is Miriam born?
(a) 1918
(b) 1898
(c) 1928
(d) 1908
10. How many hours does Miriam sleep each night?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 4
(d) 10
11. For what book is Antoine de Saint-Exupery most famous?
(a) The Little Prince
(b) The Princess and the Pea
(c) The Prince and the Pauper
(d) Prince Valiant
12. Monticello is the home of which president?
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) James Madison
(d) John Adams
13. "Long Distance Vision" covers the subject of ________________.
(a) Education
(b) Finance
(c) Aviation
(d) Engineering
14. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?
(a) John Muir
(b) Harry Monroe Caudill
(c) William Lexington
(d) Henry Clay
15. What was Conrad Richter's profession?
(a) Writer
(b) Aviator
(c) Painter
(d) Biologist
Short Answer Questions
1. What major award did Richter win in 1951?
2. What is Conrad Richter's relationship to David McCullough?
3. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
4. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
5. Which of the following does Plowden not arrive in time to photograph before its demise?
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