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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 is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?

2. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.

3. In what year are treasures related to the Brooklyn Bridge found?

4. With whom does Mores think Roosevelt sides?

5. The "Steam Road to El Dorado" is the story of the _______________ Railroad.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the subject of the essay entitled "Journey to the Top of the World?"

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

3. What was the impetus for the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. What is the perspective of the Brooklyn Bridge legacy found in "The Treasure from the Carpentry Shop?"

5. When is the idea for the Panama Railroad born and who are its creators?

6. Why does Agassiz decide to make America his permanent home?

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

8. Remington is prolific with his painting and writing but what new medium does he discover which he feels will make him immortal?

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

10. What role does Emily Washington play in the building of the bridge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of Alexander von Humboldt. What was his background? What were his personal and professional motivations? For what is he best remembered today?

Essay Topic 2

Frederic Remington was born in a town in New York but made a career out of creating art about the Wild West. Explain how a person can create things that are foreign to their background or heritage. Why was Remington so drawn to the West? How did he feel when the West began to be civilized?

Essay Topic 3

Charles Lindbergh lost some popularity in America when he went to Germany prior to World War II and then took an isolationist position related to war with Germany. What does it mean to take an isolationist position? Why were many Americans disheartened to learn of Lindbergh's position on the subject of war with Germany?

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