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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is installed as Director General of the entire Panama project by Charles de Lesseps to replace Pillipe Bunau-Varilla in mid-1885?
(a) Paul Leroy-Beaulieu.
(b) J. C. Rodrigues.
(c) Lyon Boyer.
(d) Henri Marechal.

2. Back in Paris, in mid-1885, Ferdinand de Lesseps stipulates his Panama project ranks how in comparison to Suez?
(a) Twice as difficult as Suez.
(b) Less difficult than Suez, just longer.
(c) Equally difficult to Suez.
(d) Ten times more difficult than Suez.

3. Yeas were primarily French, yet A.G. Menocal's analysis of the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique canal site vote showed how many were French Society of Engineers members?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. What 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique delegation drew attention by the maps and plans they brought that had never been seen in Europe before?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Colombians.
(c) The Hawaiians.
(d) The Nicaraguans.

5. Lieutenants Lucien Napoleon-Bonaparte Wyse and Armand Reclus plan a sea-level canal for Central America between Wyse's 1878 and 1879 visits to Washington, while Ferdinand de Lesseps does what?
(a) Returns to the Suez Canal after ten years to examine it for stability and engineering techniques.
(b) Sails for the Isthmus of Panama.
(c) Accompanies Wyse to Washington and New York in early 1879.
(d) Organizes the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Hero" is a reference to the esteem surrounding Ferdinand de Lesseps at what point in history?

2. U.S. delegate Commander Selfridge raises what issue regarding Nicaragua while at the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique in Paris?

3. Beyond maps and plans, what is Lieutenant Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse refused access to in 1878?

4. Ferdinand de Lesseps is from a family entrenched in the diplomatic services, which he enters at age 19, and he becomes interested in construction of canals when?

5. In late 1879, a large entourage sails to Panama arriving in what season?

(see the answer key)

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