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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Landscape of Regret | Part 1, Vanishing Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is supervising landscape architect?
(a) Harry Codman
(b) Frederick Olmsted
(c) James Ellsworth
(d) John Root

2. What do the Chicago architects want to show their Eastern counterparts?
(a) Chicago is more than cows and pigs
(b) They have money
(c) They are better designers
(d) They are better

3. What do they decide is the best site for the exposition?
(a) Washington Park
(b) Jackson Park
(c) Lincoln Park
(d) Central Park

4. What was the Exposition celebrating?
(a) America's independence
(b) Columbus' discovery of America
(c) A new century
(d) Prosperity

5. Who disembarks from a train in this chapter?
(a) Daniel Burnham
(b) Hannah Clarke
(c) H.H. Holmes
(d) John Root

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author state that Chicago has a lot of during this time?

2. What is the name of the husband of the family that moves into Holmes' hotel?

3. What word best describes Chicago in the late 1880's?

4. What was the Exposition's unofficial name?

5. What is the name of Holmes' wife?

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