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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theodore Roosevelt find even more interesting about Remington than his paintings?

2. Humboldt and Bonpland explored the New World colonies of which country?

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

4. Before the railroad, what is the only method of crossing the Isthmus of Panama?

5. In what city is Frederic Remington when the chapter opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precipitates the finding of the carpentry shop treasure?

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

3. What is the topic of "The Builders?"

4. How is Agassiz' American lecture tour described?

5. For what is the town of Medora most known today?

6. What is Remington's position on the civilizing of the West and how does he express it?

7. Who is Humboldt's partner and what is the nature of their explorations?

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

9. What is the focus of "Glory Days in Medora?

10. What is Frederic Remington's background?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to Charles Lindbergh, name some of the aviators who pioneer the art of flight in the mid-1920s in America. Why did these men and women gravitate toward flying? What was the pleasure that outweighed the risk? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

McCullough has friends in both the writer, Conrad Richter, and the photographer, David Plowden. What similarities do Richter and Plowden share in their personal philosophies? In their work? Why would McCullough be drawn to both these men and their work? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

As an historian, David McCullough would naturally be drawn to Washington, D.C. What does he especially like about the city? What important events in his life occurred there? Why does McCullough choose to live there? Do you think he likes "old" history as well as being close to the center of where much "new" history is made? Explain.

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