Upfront quiz 3.MULTIPLE CHOICE DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter next to the correct answer.
1. The "jumping off" place for thousands of settlers headed
westward in the 1840s--the place where they loaded
their wagons and started the trek to California--was
a Springfield, Illinois.
b Columbus, Ohio.
c Independence, Missouri.
d Kansas City, Missouri.
2. Forty-one members of the Donner Party perished when
a blizzard trapped them in a high mountain pass on the
border between
a Nevada and California.
b California and Oregon.
c Nevada and Utah.
d California and Arizona.
3. Most westward-moving settlers in the 1840s sought
a gold and other precious metals.
b freedom from an oppressive government.
c freedom of religion.
d a fresh start, better climate, cheap land, or adventure.
4. The Donner Party asked for trouble when they followed
bad advice and drove their covered wagons along the
a Sierra Sideway.
b Nevada Byway.
c Hastings Cutoff.
d Laramie Road.
5. Which of these statements does the article support?
a The extreme difficulty of the experience caused some
members of the group to squabble among themselves.
b The tragedy would definitely have been avoided if the
cattle had been saved.
c Most members of the Donner Party were foolish.
d Survivors should have been prosecuted for cannibalism.
6. In the 1990s, there were persistent reports of cannibalism
after an estimated 3 million people starved to death in
a India.
b South America.
c North Korea.
d Russia.
ANSWER KEY 1. (c) Independence, Missouri Independence is the fourth largest city in Missouri, USA. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2006, the city had a total population of 109,400[1]. It is the county seat of Jackson CountyGR6. 2. (a) Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). and California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). 3. (d) a fresh start, better climate, cheap land, or adventure 4. (c) Hastings Cutoff The Hastings Cutoff was an alternate route for emigrants to travel to California, as proposed by Lansford Hastings. In 1845, Hastings published a guide entitled The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California. 5. (a) the extreme difficulty of the experience caused some settlers to become unstable unstable, adj 1. not firm or fixed in one place; likely to move. 2. capable of undergoing spontaneous change. A nuclide in an unstable state is called radioactive. An atom in an unstable state is called excited. 6. (c) North Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. |
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