Brain Ticklers.(quiz on the Panama Canal) Cobblestone | April 1, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Carus Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Give your brain a little tickle to see how well you read and understood this issue on the Panama Canal., If you believe the answer to be false, give yourself the ultimate test and see whether you can explain why it is false. Answers on page 48.

 
1. Panama was the first country 
   to attempt to build a canal 
   through the Isthmus of 
   Panama. 
   [] True   [] False 
 
2. Ferdinand de Lesseps had a 
   role in the creation of both the 
   Suez and Panama canals. 
   [] True   [] False 
 
3. Building the Panama Canal 
   simply meant digging a ditch 
   through which ...

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