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The Devil in the White City Part 2 Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The engineer from Pittsburgh who creates something to out-Eiffel Eiffel's Tower

a)

Daniel Burnham

b)

George W. G. Ferris

c)

Sol Bloom

d)

Frederick Law Olmsted

2.
The trusted assistant of H. H. Holmes
a)
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
b)
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast
c)
Benjamin Pitezel
d)
J. Pierpont Morgan
3.
The pretty secretary Holmes hires and seduces; the "Angel of Dwight"
a)
Myrta Belnap
b)
Emeline Cigrand
c)
Julia Connor
d)
Minnie Williams
4.
The great American landscape architect who designed the fair grounds
a)
George B. Post
b)
Robert Peabody
c)
Frederick Law Olmsted
d)
Daniel Root
5.

What became the nickname for Holmes' building?

a)

The Castle

b)

The Fortress

c)

The Stronghold

d)

The Hotel

6.

What did Holmes try, albeit unsuccessfully, to convince Ned Conner to buy?

a)

The pharmacy

b)

Life insurance for Julia and Pearl

c)

The Castle

d)

A house in Elmwood

7.

What surprised Ned after he bought the pharmacy?

a)

Body parts hidden under the floorboards

b)

Debt collectors coming to collect money owed on the pharmacy

c)

He caught Holmes and Julia having an affair

d)

All the accounts were forged, and the pharmacy was bankrupt

8.

What happened between Ned and Julia?

a)

Ned killed Julia because of the affair

b)

They left Chicago to get away from Holmes

c)

They divorced

d)

Ned attempted to kill Holmes and was arrested

9.

What news does Julia give Holmes shortly before Christmas?

a)

She is leaving to find a new job

b)

She is pregnant with his child

c)

She wants to return to Ned

d)

She doesn't love him anymore

10.

How does Holmes kill Julia?

a)

Stabs her with a surgical tool

b)

Suffocates her with chloroform

c)

Poisons her

d)

Strangles her in her sleep

11.

What basic explanation does Holmes offer for the disappearance of Julia and Pearl?

a)

"Oh, them? Yeah, I killed them."

b)

"I have no idea. Don't ask me about that anymore."

c)

"They left for home earlier than planned. I'm surprised she didn't tell you."

d)

"I think Ned must have done something to them."

12.

Charles Chappell is an articulator. What does an articulator do?

a)

Gives eloquent speeches

b)

Makes dental impressions

c)

Whatever he's asked to do

d)

Strips flesh from bodies; bleaches and reassembles the bones

13.

What is Benjamin Pitezel being treated for at the Keeley Institute in Dwight, Illinois?

a)

Alcoholism

b)

Cocaine abuse

c)

Opium abuse

d)

Schizophrenia

14.

What does Olmsted absolutely NOT want in the fair?

a)

Steam-powered boats

b)

Clowns

c)

An area reserved for nature

d)

The Ferris Wheel

15.

What did Holmes basically say happened to Emeline Cigrand when Mrs. Lawrence asked?

a)

"Oh, her? Yeah, I killed her."

b)

"She left to get married."

c)

"She got a new job in New York."

d)

"Emeline who? I don't know who you're talking about."

16.

What did Mrs. Lawrence see that convinced her that Holmes killed Emeline?

a)

Men carrying a heavy trunk down from Holmes' offices

b)

Holmes was caught selling Emeline's possessions

c)

Holmes caught Mrs. Lawrence staring at him, at which point he smiled mysteriously and gave her a shushing gesture

d)

Ned Conner confided that he thought Holmes killed Julia and Pearl, too

17.

What discovery did police find much later in the room-sized vault in Holmes' basement which would "defy scientific explanation"?

a)

A footprint burned into the door

b)

A handprint burned into the door

c)

Dents where someone had attempted to force their way out

d)

The "real" H.H. Holmes who had been taken captive

18.

What has presented Olmsted from spending as much time as he wants on the fairgrounds?

a)

He keeps getting sick

b)

He has too many other jobs going on at the same time

c)

Legally, he can't enter Illinois because of several arrest warrants

d)

The fair just doesn't interest him that much

19.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Holmes thought it was time to leave Chicago?

a)

Mrs. Lawrence keeps asking about Emeline

b)

Creditors have begun to threaten to repossess his belongings

c)

Parents of missing girls keep asking Holmes for information

d)

The police investigate a complaint against Holmes, but they don't find anything...this time.

20.

What does Holmes like about Minnie R. Williams?

a)

She is beautiful

b)

She is incredibly intelligent and charming

c)

She's a talented actress

d)

She's the heir to a large inheritance

21.

Which of the following did Holmes NOT look for in women when choosing victims?

a)

Isolation

b)

Weakness

c)

Need

d)

Attractiveness

22.

"Of an unhealthy yellow or brown appearance"

a)

Sallow

b)

Garish

c)

Dun

d)

Meretricious

23.

"The place of origin or earliest known history"

a)

Sang-froid

b)

Bordello

c)

Provenance

d)

Cadre

24.

"Gaudy; loud and flashy"

a)

Obsequious

b)

Psychotropic

c)

Garish

d)

Fete

25.

"Of a dull greyish-brown color"

a)

Sallow

b)

Dun

c)

Garish

d)

Imbroglio

26.

"To reject the validity or authority of"

a)

Foray

b)

Repudiate

c)

Retinue

d)

Capitulation

27.

"Existing in reality regardless of having official of legal designation or authority"

a)

De facto

b)

Garish

c)

Psychotropic

d)

Meretricious

28.

"Obedient or attentive in a fawning, servile way"

a)

Meretricious

b)

De facto

c)

Obsequious

d)

Grandiloquent

29.

"a brothel"

a)

Fete

b)

Bordello

c)

Foray

d)

Cadre

30.

"A group of people having some unifying relationship"

a)

Cadre

b)

Coiffed

c)

Provenance

d)

Fete

31.

"elaborately arranged"

a)

Coiffed

b)

Garish

c)

Grandiloquent

d)

Meretricious

32.

"Native or restricted to a certain country or area"

a)

Provenance

b)

Endemic

c)

Psychotropic

d)

Grandiloquent

33.

"An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation"

a)

Sang-froid

b)

Fete

c)

Bordello

d)

Imbroglio

34.

"The ability to stay calm, especially in dangerous or difficult situations"

a)

Imbroglio

b)

Sang-froid

c)

Repudiate

d)

Foray

35.

"Affecting the mind"

a)

Psychotropic

b)

Sallow

c)

Imbroglio

d)

Garish

36.

"A sudden attack, usually to obtain something"

a)

Provenance

b)

Capitulation

c)

Foray

d)

Retinue

37.

"Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner"

a)

Coiffed

b)

Grandiloquent

c)

Meretricious

d)

Garish

38.

"Apparently attractive but in reality having no value or integrity"

a)

Garish

b)

Meretricious

c)

Dun

d)

Grandiloquent

39.

"A large outdoor party or celebration"

a)

Bordello

b)

Fete

c)

Retinue

d)

Imbroglio

40.

"The act of surrendering or yielding"

a)

Foray

b)

Capitulation

c)

Retinue

d)

De facto

41.

"A group of supporters or followers"

a)

Retinue

b)

Cadre

c)

Foray

d)

Provenance