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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Beginnings".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?
(a) Ralston memorizes the rapids from earlier trips.
(b) By sitting in front to listen ahead.
(c) If the stars reflect off the water, it is calm.
(d) Ralston tests the waters with his oars.

2. Where does the gang separate after a shootout?
(a) OK Corral.
(b) Lee's Ferry.
(c) Tombstone.
(d) Roost Canyon.

3. John Griffith is known to head for what destination?
(a) Lee's Ferry.
(b) Blue John Canyon.
(c) Roost Canyon.
(d) Oklahoma.

4. Ralston attends what university?
(a) Cornell University.
(b) Penn State.
(c) Carnegie Mellon University.
(d) University of Pittsburgh.

5. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?
(a) The Long Fall.
(b) The Deep Gulch.
(c) The Big Ditch.
(d) The Big Drop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?

2. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?

3. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?

4. As a raft guide, Ralston takes his friends on a night trip to what canyon?

5. What is John Griffith's first job?

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