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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aime Bonpland?
(a) Humboldt's father
(b) Humboldt's partner
(c) Humboldt's minister
(d) Humboldt's mentor

2. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.
(a) astronomers
(b) astrologers
(c) ecologists
(d) mathemeticians

3. This book is a volume of 17 __________________.
(a) speeches
(b) eulogies
(c) poems
(d) articles and addresses

4. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?
(a) His garage
(b) The cafeteria
(c) The natatorium
(d) A bathhouse

5. What is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?
(a) Jungle Stories
(b) Personal Narrative
(c) My Life with Plants
(d) Hot, Humid Horticulture

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Harriet consider guilty of slavery?

2. Humboldt and Bonpland explored the New World colonies of which country?

3. Why does Agassiz first come to the United States?

4. Who is Elizabeth Cabot Cary?

5. What does Stowe do after her friend, Eliza Stowe, dies?

(see the answer key)

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