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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Harvey explains in Chapter 15, how many people were killed in the Peshtigo fire?
(a) Seven hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Twenty one hundred.
(d) Fifteen hundred.

2. At what age does Horatio Alger pass the Harvard entrance exams?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What is the dangerous area being navigated through in Chapter 40?
(a) The Pelorus Sound.
(b) The Pelorus Bayou.
(c) The Pelorus Reef.
(d) The Pelorus Swamp.

4. What city does Pemberton first sell his syrupy cure to?
(a) Macon.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Athens.

5. What painter's work is described in Chapter 36?
(a) Franz von Lenbach.
(b) Dietz Edzard.
(c) Charles Wimar.
(d) Ludwig Knaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Willem in when he becomes an evangelist?

2. What event leads Edwin to save the life of Lincoln's son, Robert?

3. What does Giuseppe try in an attempt to avoid fishing?

4. Who reads to Patton before he can read or write for himself?

5. How long before the actual Titanic sets sail is "Futility" written?

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