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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) In the 1830s while posted in Egypt.
(b) In the late 1830s while posted in Venice.
(c) In the late 1820s while posted in Holland.
(d) In the 1840s while posted in Prussia.

2. Since William Nelson Cromwell has White House access, which John Tyler Morgan reportedly hates him for, what does Cromwell view that as proof of?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt's friendship with Cromwell.
(b) Cromwell is a good cook.
(c) Cromwell's effectiveness.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt's interest in Cromwell's views.

3. When is the rainy season and how much is dropped along the line cutting through seven miles of swamps and marsh, beyond Gatun?
(a) May-December, 120-130 inches annually.
(b) June-October, 175-185 inches annually.
(c) July-November, 50-60 inches annually.
(d) May-September, 100-110 inches annually.

4. Jaques de Reinach is the "Micros" article's inside source, but Ydouard Drumont denies testifying, unless he is pardoned for what type of conviction keeping him in prison?
(a) Theft.
(b) Libel.
(c) Burglary.
(d) Manslaughter.

5. Before leaving Panama for New York en route to Paris, Ferdinand de Lesseps dismisses all talk regarding the deadly jungle climate and maintains what about the task?
(a) It will be no harder than Suez.
(b) It will be easier than Suez, but take longer.
(c) It will be more difficult than Suez.
(d) It will be easier than Suez.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. A huge dam taming the Chagres changes the slope, increasing the "cube" excavation by how much?

3. A Saint Gotthard Tunnel engineer, Ribourt, warned the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique that, even 24 hours a day, the Wyse plan including a tunnel would take how long?

4. What is U.S. delegate Admiral Ammen's view of the American canal plan, given at the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique, with a 1,900 foot viaduct over the Chagres River, 12 locks at each end, and costing $94.6 million?

5. Based on various exploratory expeditions through 1875, at least how many points in Central America are determined to be sufficiently narrow to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rear Adm. John Grimes Walker?

2. How does the press report the situation three weeks subsequent to the fire destroying Colon?

3. What is Colon like, where Ferdinant de Lesseps' entourage begins their journey in Panama?

4. The chances against Panama being selected as the location for a canal over Nicaragua are reportedly 100 to 1, until what two events occur?

5. What is notable about the date of October 20, 1893?

6. What is the subtitle for Chapter 3, "Consensus of One," a reference to?

7. Why is it that Ferdinand de Lesseps takes on doing the Suez Canal?

8. What does Ferdinand de Lesseps accomplish between the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique in Paris and sailing for Panama in December that year?

9. Who are the three prominent directors of the Turr Syndicate and what are their backgrounds?

10. In mid-November 1887, what sort of new locks does Ferdinand de Lesseps state Alexandre Gustava Eiffel will be designing and building?

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