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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually the first canal was dredged by _________________.
(a) Harrison DeVane.
(b) Hamilton Disston.
(c) Henry Deveau.
(d) Hank Dillon.

2. During what war did the railroads handle the troops?
(a) The Spanish American War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

3. Who was killed trying to settle Florida?
(a) Polo.
(b) De Leon.
(c) De Plano Carpini.
(d) Vivaldi.

4. In Chapter 5, the explorations continue where?
(a) In South American and Central America.
(b) In North America and Mexico.
(c) In Central America and Mexico.
(d) In North and South America.

5. When was rum running popular?
(a) During World War I.
(b) During the Great Depression.
(c) After the Great Depression.
(d) During the Prohibition era.

Short Answer Questions

1. New technology resulted in navigation equipment like compasses and astrolabes, even though they had few _________.

2. These men continued to purchase railroads. Why?

3. ___________________ was established by Bowman F. Ashe who became its president.

4. In ____________, Carl Fisher laid out the plans for Miami Beach and built hotels.

5. ________________ purchased bankrupt Southern Railroads and planned a railroad from Sanford to Tampa.

(see the answer key)

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