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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About which president is McCullough writing a biography at this time?
(a) Harry S. Truman
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) John Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson

2. "The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man" addresses what subject?
(a) Politics
(b) Strip mining
(c) Abolition
(d) Civil Rights

3. What allows man to think he is master of the universe?
(a) Hubris
(b) Education
(c) Determination
(d) Innovation

4. When did Lindbergh land in Paris?
(a) June 25, 1927
(b) July 4, 1947
(c) May 21, 1937
(d) May 21, 1927

5. "South of Kankakee" takes place in what state?
(a) Illinois
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Indiana
(d) Minnesota

6. From which university does Miriam hold an honorary degree?
(a) Oxford
(b) Duke
(c) Harvard
(d) Princeton

7. What does McCullough advise people to limit in their lives?
(a) Swearing
(b) Shopping
(c) Television
(d) Gossiping

8. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Banker
(b) Attorney
(c) Physician
(d) Minister

9. In what year is Miriam born?
(a) 1918
(b) 1898
(c) 1908
(d) 1928

10. What does Plowden lack to be a newspaper photographer?
(a) Perseverance
(b) Thick skin
(c) Interviewing skills
(d) A long lens

11. What is the timeframe for the subject?
(a) Mid-1960s
(b) Mid-1820s
(c) Mid-1920s
(d) Mid-1940s

12. In addition to aviation, at what other skill do the aviators excel?
(a) Engineering
(b) Art
(c) Finance
(d) Writing

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

14. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
(a) Laptop
(b) Maps
(c) iPod
(d) Books

15. What is the name of the last 550 acres of land Caudill has spared from the strip miners?
(a) Lilly's Wood
(b) Sherwood's Forest
(c) Blue Ridge Parkway
(d) Bluegrass Woods

Short Answer Questions

1. Miriam's father and uncle are both gifted amateur __________________.

2. What is mined in the state in the answer to #122?

3. What was Conrad Richter's profession?

4. Monticello is the home of which president?

5. In what city does David McCullough live and work?

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