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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an elemental part of Richter's stories?
(a) Mexico
(b) Religion
(c) The land
(d) Politics

2. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?
(a) California
(b) Colorado
(c) Vermont
(d) Maine

3. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Minister
(b) Attorney
(c) Banker
(d) Physician

4. Which U.S. president attended the bridge opening?
(a) U.S. Grant
(b) Chester A. Arthur
(c) Grover Cleveland
(d) Warren Harding

5. Who is the aviator who disappears in the Marianas?
(a) Amelia Earhart
(b) Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(c) Beryl Markham
(d) Nevil Norway

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main profession of most Rothschild men?

2. What is the name of Roosevelt's ranch near Medora?

3. According to McCullough, who is the last U.S. president to have a sense of history?

4. What does Agassiz turn into a temporary museum filled with his new collection of specimens?

5. What are "Grim's Garden Spots?"

(see the answer key)

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