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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. Which delegate, so eager not to miss the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique opening remarks, leaves his bags behind and has to purchase appropriate attire and call a barber in?
(a) Dutch delegate Jacob Dirks.
(b) British delegate Sir John Stokes.
(c) Colombian delegate Pedro Sosa.
(d) Mexican delegate Francisco de Garay.

2. In late 1879, a large entourage sails to Panama arriving in what season?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Dry.
(c) Typhoon.
(d) Rainy.

3. Beyond maps and plans, what is Lieutenant Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse refused access to in 1878?
(a) A forum with Vice Admiral T. J. Miller.
(b) A meeting with Admiral Daniel Ammen.
(c) A conference with Dr. Christian Francis Stephenson.
(d) An interview with Commandant Harold O. McDonald.

4. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Turr Syndicate directed by?

2. 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?

3. Which survivors enjoy lifelong immunity from the disease that comes and goes in waves?

4. Both Napoleonic types, Philippe Banau-Varilla and William Nelson Cromwell are the "Panama Lobby" spokesmen, the latter a corporate lawyer with a mystery reputation who pulls strings, what is his motto?

5. The Compagnie Universelle incorporates on March 3, 1881, with whom as officers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the essential elements, pros and cons, to A.G. Menocal's canal proposal?

3. What critical things transpire in regard to the French canal project in July 1886?

4. Among the earliest authoritative studies, the Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, published in 1811, is sketchy about a number of things, but is adamant about what?

5. What does the swindler Cornelius Herz do before he flees to France?

6. What is the professional path for potential French civil engineers in the 19th-century?

7. What are the reasons Admiral Ammen opposes the official U.S. plan?

8. How can the early years of the Companie Universele be described?

9. As hard as they work, what are some of the problems the French engineers encounter?

10. It is stated the Navy recalls 1850 because Lt. Isaac Strain and his party nearly perish trying to locate a path at Darien, yet what are other reasons beyond that?

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