Chappell Quiz 3

What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?

• To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
• To allow soldiers to travel by sea
• To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
• To help immigrants get to America

Why did the United States send the USS Maine to Cuba?

• To bomb Cuba
• To protect Spain
• To protect Americans
• To start a war

Who did Russia sell Alaska to In 1867 for $7.2 million?

• Spain
• United States
• Germany
• Hawaii

What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?

• The Magic
• The Titanic
• The Lusitania
• The USS Maine

A Newspaper reported that Spain had caused the explosion, although studies have shown it was an accident on the ship.  This was an example of …

• Terrorism
• War
• Yellow Journalism
• Nationalism

What did workers build to help ships move through the Panama Canal?

• Locks
• Bridges
• Ramps
• Docks

What were some problems workers faced while building the Panama Canal?

• Hot, mosquitoes, muddy, flooding, diseases, etc.
• Cold, boring, loud, crowded, not paid enough, etc.

What is an interrogative sentence?

• tells information

• asks a question

• is said with feeling

What do adverbs tell?

• how, when, or where

• how many, which one, what kind

• what the subject does

We always capitalize

• food

• names

• ideas