INSTITUTO PANAMARICANO

READING AND WRITING 7TH

FORMTIVE TEST
FACTS ABOUT THE PANAMA CANAL
1. When did Panama take total control of the Panama Canal?
2. Who was John Stevens? According to the video, what were his contributions
in building the Panama Canal?
3. In addition to tropical diseases, what other problems did the French and
North Americans have during the construction of the Panama Canal?
4. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how was he linked to the Panama Canal?
5. Who was the president of the United States when the French sold the Canal
project?
6. How much did the United States pay the French for the Canal?
7. Who was William C. Gorgas? What was his contribution in the Panama Canal?
8. What didnt John Stevens finish building the Panama Canal?
9. Who was Buneau Varilla?
10. What happened in France after the French company went bankrupt?
11. When was the official inauguration of the Panama Canal?
12. Where did most of the workers come from?
13. Why do you think the West Indians contributions in building the Panama
Canal is considered as the most important?
14. Where did West Indian workers come from?
15. Who was Geroge Goethals?
16. What is the length of the Panama Canal from ocean to ocean?
17. When did the French begin the construction of the Canal?
18. When did the United States take over the construction of the Canal?
19. How long did it take the United States to finish the Canal?
20. Name the two tropical diseases which killed a great number of workers
during the construction of the Canal.
21. What is the size of the locks?
22. What was the total construction cost of the Panama Canal?
23. How long does it take a ship to pass through the Panama Canal?