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1. P.T. Barnum was a nineteenth century American showman, entrepreneur, writer and politician. What did the initials "P.T." stand for? Paul Troy Prince Tracy Percy Thomas Phineas Taylor

2. In 1841, P.T. Barnum purchased a New York City museum from John Scudder. Barnum renamed this building "Barnum's ________ Museum." American Gotham New York Garden

3. During the 1840s, one of P.T. Barnum's most popular actors was a dwarf named Charles Stratton. What was Stratton's professional name? Zip Johnson Tom Thumb Grizzly Adams Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. In 1850, P.T. Barnum invested in a European singer named Jenny Lind. What was Lind's popular nickname? The Swedish Nightingale The Victorian Vixen The Dutch Treat The French Femme

5. One of P.T. Barnum's favorite slogans was, "Every ____________ has a silver lining." Crowd Man Fool Girl

6. During the 1850s and 1860s, what was P.T. Barnum's position toward slavery in the United States? He was vehemently opposed to slavery. He never discussed his opinion of slavery. He staunchly supported slavery. He tolerated slavery.

7. In 1875, P.T. Barnum became the mayor of which Connecticut city, nicknamed the Park City? Bridgeport New Haven Hartford Danbury

8. Which entrepreneur joined forces with P.T. Barnum in the 1870s and 1880s to form a world-class circus? James O'Rourke Rutherford Hayes James Bailey David Hannum

9. Which Massachusetts college, known as the Jumbos, did P.T. Barnum generously support in the 1880s? Princeton University Tufts University Brown University Columbia University

10. P.T. Barnum sometimes included this sign in his museums: "This way to the egress." What was an "egress"? A miniature polar bear A two-headed monkey An exit A winged lion