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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate to the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique in Paris takes into consideration the deadly climate of Panama?
(a) Vice Admiral Clement Baron de La Ronciere-Le Noury.
(b) Francisco Lopez de Gomara.
(c) Jules Quesnay de Beaurepaire.
(d) Baron Nicholas-Joseph-Adolphe Godin de Lepinay.

2. Sea supremacy has always been key to national and commercial greatness, and Theodore Roosevelt publishes The Naval War of 1812 while?
(a) President.
(b) A graduate student.
(c) A high school student.
(d) An undergraduate student.

3. Whom is Ferdinand de Lesseps hailed as second only to upon his arrival in Panama with his associates in late 1879?
(a) Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Hernando de Soto.
(d) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.

4. When newspapers throughout the world announce "The Great Canal Crash," and deputies order the Compagnie Universelle into receivership, demonstrations across France espouse what?
(a) Popular support of the company is staged across France.
(b) Protest against the company is staged across France.
(c) Virtually no demonstrations occur.
(d) Mixed demonstrations pro and con are held across France.

5. What happens to Lt. Isaac Strain's expeditionary party in 1850 when attempting to locate a potential path at the Isthmus of Darien?
(a) The party identifies two locations deemed viable.
(b) They nearly perishes.
(c) The party is successful with no loss of life.
(d) The party is a total loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. After forming his private investment syndicate, Ferdinand de Lesseps next obtains the Wyse Concession when he purchases the Turr Syndicate for $2 million to be paid how?

2. When Jules Dingler quits upon approaching mental and physical collapse and Maurice Hutin steps in for a month before resigning also, who becomes acting head of the entire effort?

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

4. Since William Nelson Cromwell has White House access, which John Tyler Morgan reportedly hates him for, what does Cromwell view that as proof of?

5. What does the public prosecutor, Jules Quesnay de Beaurepaire, propose in October 1892?

(see the answer key)

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