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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Theodore Roosevelt return to Panama to see the canal?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

2. How many years does it take to build the locks?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. John Stevens is scheduled to accompany William H. Taft to the Philippines to advise on railroad construction, when who urges John Stevens to go to Panama as John Findley Wallace's successor?
(a) William N. Cromwell.
(b) Charles F. Magoon.
(c) John Findley Wallace.
(d) Theodore Perry Shonts.

4. When Josy Vincente Concha resigns in nervous exhaustion, he is replaced by career diplomat Tomas Herran, fluent in English and popular in Washington, and Herran proves to be what?
(a) Far less cautious than the State Department expected.
(b) More cautious than the State Department hoped.
(c) Less cautious than the State Department anticipated.
(d) Equally cautious as Concha.

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

6. 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?
(a) Over a hospital.
(b) At canal construction site near Panama City.
(c) Over a hotel.
(d) Over a storeroom.

7. "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) Blinded by the sprucing up for his viewing.
(b) It was his initial experience outside the U.S.
(c) Absorbing all during the daytime.
(d) With childlike enthusiasm.

8. The ICC's new Chairman, Theodore Perry Shonts, is best described how?
(a) Easygoing.
(b) Relaxed.
(c) Tollerant.
(d) Authoritative.

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

10. Manuel Amador looking to improve sanitation and end centuries of plague, invests what amount of U.S. $10 million payment into urgent public works projects?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $4 million.
(d) $2 million.

11. 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) Panama.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Colombia.

12. John Walker does not accept the mosquito theory and insists the solution is what?
(a) Getting rid of garbage, painting houses, and paving streets.
(b) Swimming in salt water when possible and not eating local foods.
(c) Getting rid of garbage and staying indoors from damp air at night.
(d) Staying indoors from damp air at night and bathing regularly.

13. John F. Wallace has a job offer he cannot say "no" to, but William H. Taft feels betrayed as he tailored the new ICC to his wishes, and confronts him to dress him down and demand a resignation where?
(a) Panama City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

14. William Cromwell, on June 13, 1903, leaks to the New York World paper he had a talk with Theodore Roosevelt about recognizing a secessionist Republic of Panama should what continue?
(a) Colombia ignoring Panama's king.
(b) Colombia not dealing fairly with Chile.
(c) Nicaragua sending forces into Panama.
(d) Colombia being greedy.

15. Who is hired as America's first chief engineer for the canal project, with the understanding he need not move to the isthmus?
(a) John Stevens.
(b) Theodore Perry Shonts.
(c) George W. Goethals.
(d) John Findley Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What takes place subsequent to the arrival of Theodore Perry Shonts and John Stevens in Panama?

2. "Adventure by Trigonometry" is the subtitle of Chapter 12, detailing how the U.S. moves from what to what?

3. When does the Pacific fleet pass through the Panama Canal relative to Theodore Roosevelt's death, and does he view it?

4. Who serves as quartermaster general during World War I, finishes his career on Wall Street, and is buried at West Point in 1928?

5. When is the Hay-Herran Treaty signed?

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