1. Which town did Durant grow up in?

1. Boston, Massachusetts
2. Meridian, Mississippi
3. New York, New York
4. Richmond, Virginia

2. Durant names a town after himself in which state?

1. Kansas
2. Oklahoma
3. Nebraska
4. Tennessee

3. Durant compares building the transcontinental railroad to Eqypt's pyramids and...

1. The Colosseum
2. The Great Wall of China
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
4. The Taj Mahal

4. Durant believes that in a hundred years, he will be remembered for being...

1. Brave
2. Devoted
3. Greedy
4. Smart

5. Why does Durant fire his chief engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad?

1. For building in a straight line
2. For drinking on the job
3. For embezzling funds
4. For technical incompetence

6. What kind of gun has Durant carried?

1. Blunderbuss
2. Griswold
3. Pepperbox
4. Remington

7. How does Durant celebrate the railway reaching the 40-mile goal?

1. He gets drunk with Elam
2. He gives bonuses to his workers
3. He invites Lily to dinner
4. He throws a dance

8. Which political figure does Durant call upon to pardon Cullen's execution?

1. Abraham Lincoln, President of the USA
2. Edward Bates, United States Attorney General
3. Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War
4. Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General

9. What is the name of Durant's wife?

1. Eva
2. Hannah
3. Lily
4. Ruth

10. Durant says people can be classified as one of two different animals. What are they?

1. Cats and mice
2. Lions and zebras
3. Sharks and goldfishes
4. Tortoises and hares

11. Finish this Durant quote: "Blood will be spilled, lives will be lost, fortunes will be made..."

1. "empires will be created."
2. "men will be ruined."
3. "progress will be had."
4. "you will be famous."