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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.
(a) The Ice Age
(b) God
(c) The Big Bang
(d) Global Warming

2. What is the name of Roosevelt's ranch near Medora?
(a) Little Big Ranch
(b) Western White House
(c) Elkhorn Ranch
(d) Roosevelt Ranch

3. Humboldt is the first European to ___________________________________.
(a) sense the greatness of America's Incan and Mayan civilizations
(b) create a botanical garden
(c) sail through the Panama Canal
(d) fly from Paris to New York

4. McCullough wants Americans to learn more about what?
(a) History
(b) Asia
(c) Religion
(d) Economy

5. What did Harriet's famous book prompt?
(a) The Boston Tea Party
(b) The War of 1812
(c) The Civil War
(d) The French and Indian War

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Agassiz' teaching style?

2. What does Agassiz consider Darwin's ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION?

3. Where was the first stake for the railroad driven?

4. The idea for the railroad originates with three men who are _______________________.

5. What is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?

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