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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. What subject had been an unpleasant one to Harriet since her childhood?
(a) Slavery
(b) Women's rights
(c) Illness
(d) Death penalty

2. Who is Louis Agassiz?
(a) Humboldt's protege
(b) President of France
(c) Jefferson's secretary
(d) Tennis player

3. Who is Elizabeth Cabot Cary?
(a) Agassiz' sister
(b) Agassiz' wife
(c) Agassiz' secretary
(d) Agassiz' prize student

4. Which U.S. president did Humboldt visit in 1804?
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) John Quincy Adams
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) James Madison

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Humboldt is the first European to ___________________________________.

2. Who is Aime Bonpland?

3. Where does Agassiz take a summer expedition in 1848?

4. What is the name of Humboldt's last book geared toward nonscientific readers?

5. What life does Harriet come to like?

(see the answer key)

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