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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George W. Goethals starts a weekly newspaper, the Canal Record, for what purpose?
(a) A valid newspaper designed to appeal to all employees, black and white.
(b) Use as a sealant of buildings in preparation for fumigation.
(c) Give an accurate, up-to-date picture of the progress.
(d) Use as a propaganda tool intended to keep laborers steadfast.

2. At the peak of U.S. work, on any given day, how many steam shovels were operating in the Cut?
(a) 15-25.
(b) 30-40.
(c) 50-60.
(d) 80-90.

3. What is the main issue impeding fumigation in U.S. facilities?
(a) Lack of chemical fumigants.
(b) Lack of newsprint to seal buildings.
(c) Climate is too humid.
(d) Lack of devices to dispense fumes.

4. Theodore Roosevelt declares he would have recommended the Congress take possession of the isthmus had the Panamanians not revolted, as which nation is not a responsible power?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Colombia.
(c) Panama.
(d) Mexico.

5. When William Howard Taft succeeds Theodore Roosevelt in 1909, the canal project is how far completed?
(a) 85%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 50%.

6. Social life in the Canal Zone during George W. Goethals' era is best described how?
(a) Equal for white majority and black minority.
(b) Idyllic for white minority, hellish for black majority.
(c) Equal for white minority and the black majority.
(d) Idyllic for white majority, hellish for black minority.

7. The great dam at Gatun, that is 15 times wider at the base than it is high, is how difficult to construct?
(a) Almost impossible.
(b) Moderately hard.
(c) Surprisingly easy.
(d) Unbelievably difficult.

8. Thousands of articles create popular view of Canal Zone life, but make no mention of blacks, so government inspectors and fact-finders are amazed to see the entire project depends on what?
(a) Black labor, both in construction and in the vast service industries.
(b) Black labor in the service industries only.
(c) Black labor in construction only.
(d) Black labor in construction and Central American labor in the service industries.

9. Why is marriage encouraged in the Canal Zone?
(a) Stabilizes workers' lives.
(b) Fewer workers involved in disturbances after hours.
(c) Reduces sick rate.
(d) Lower rate of workers wanting vacation time.

10. "The Man with the Sun in His Eyes," the subtitle for Chapter 18, refers to Theodore Roosevelt's 1906 visit to the isthmus, where he takes everything in how?
(a) It was his initial experience outside the U.S.
(b) With childlike enthusiasm.
(c) Blinded by the sprucing up for his viewing.
(d) Absorbing all during the daytime.

11. The Hay-Banau-Varilla Treaty resembles Hay-Herran in wording, but expands the width of the Canal Zone to how many miles?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

12. Who heads the U.S. Army's medical service during World War I and dies in London in 1920?
(a) Henry Rose Carter.
(b) William Crawford Gorgas.
(c) Walter Reed.
(d) William Henry Welch.

13. Why, on November 1, 1903, do Manuel Amador and a colleague let Colonel James Shaler know Colombian troops are approaching?
(a) To get more troops transported in for support.
(b) To get more arms, supplies, and troops brought in.
(c) To get more arms and supplies brought in.
(d) To get rolling stock safely moved to Panama City.

14. A worker dies of bubonic plague on July 3, 1905, and William Crawford Gorgas immediately orders a campaign to eradicate what?
(a) All rodents.
(b) Rats.
(c) Stray dogs and cats.
(d) Mosquitoes.

15. A movement begins in Panama in July 1903, as 25-26 gather to talk revolution, including which leaders?
(a) Jose Agustin Arango, Carlos Constantino Arosemena, and Herbert G. Prescott.
(b) William Cromwell, Phillippe Banau-Varilla, and Carlos Constantino Arosemena.
(c) Phillippe Banau-Varilla, Jose Agustin Arango, and Henry G. Prescott.
(d) Phillippe Banau-Varilla, Jose Agustin Arango, and Carlos Constantino Arosemena.

Short Answer Questions

1. No sitting President has left the country before, so what is the reaction when Theodore Roosevelt announces he will visit Panama?

2. What does Theodore Roosevelt stress in his autobiography as to his action in Panama?.

3. Transfer of the Canal Zone on May 4, 1904, is not ceremonial as Lieutenant Mark Brooke receives keys to the storehouses and hospital, signs a receipt, and the U.S. flag is raised where?

4. George W. Goethals allows employees to air grievances where?

5. For American tourists crowding trains, as impressive as they find the Gatun Dam, locks, and Culebra Cut, what gives them the greatest patriotic pride?

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