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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.
(a) army officers
(b) railroad executives
(c) politicians
(d) not railroad men

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

3. Who is Elizabeth Cabot Cary?
(a) Agassiz' prize student
(b) Agassiz' secretary
(c) Agassiz' wife
(d) Agassiz' sister

4. With whom does Mores think Roosevelt sides?
(a) Chicago beef trust
(b) Democrats
(c) Republicans
(d) Railroad men

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Louis Agassiz?

2. When does a show exhibiting the documents open in New York?

3. What position is created for Agassiz in America?

4. What act guarantees exclusive U.S. rights to build the railroad?

5. The first essay is entitled "Journey to the top of the __________."

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Harriet's familiarity with slavery which allows her to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.

2. What was the career path of naturalist Louis Agassiz that leads him from Switzerland to America?

3. Who founded the town of Medora and what was his purpose for doing so?

4. What was the impetus for the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. Cite some of the reasons that Uncle Tom's Cabin had such an impact on readers.

6. What is the nature of Harriet Beecher's childhood?

7. What is notable about Humboldt and Bonpland's work relating vegetation to elevations?

8. What are the unusual circumstances of Hattie's marriage?

9. What are the major impediments to building the Panama Railroad?

10. What is the purpose of Brave Companions?

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