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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does the state start to get rid of wolves?
(a) To optimize hunting.
(b) To allow farmers to raise chickens.
(c) To permit hikers to use the mountains.
(d) Because they cause so many problems.
2. According to the narrator, who or what is responsible for the last of the grizzlies being shot?
(a) Congressmen.
(b) Progress.
(c) The State Department of Fish and Game.
(d) The federal government.
3. What flower does the narrator describe as blooming in the sand?
(a) The hydrangea.
(b) The draba.
(c) The dustwort.
(d) All of the above.
4. What does the narrator call wildlife tourism?
(a) The what to do department.
(b) The where to go department.
(c) The nature department.
(d) The wildlife management department.
5. According to the narrator, what are people not able to successfully control?
(a) Fires.
(b) The growth of invasive species.
(c) The health of the land.
(d) Diseases.
6. What kind of grass do the cattle love to eat?
(a) Wheatgrass.
(b) Sagegrass.
(c) Downy chess.
(d) Bitterbrush.
7. When too many people want the same trophies, what component of the trophy does this mass use problem decrease?
(a) The color.
(b) The origin.
(c) The style.
(d) The quality.
8. What animal does the narrator kill first with his gun?
(a) An icewart.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A duck.
9. To the superficial eye, the Gavilan region is hard, stony and full of what?
(a) Trees.
(b) Cliffs and slopes.
(c) Sand.
(d) Rocks.
10. Chapter 14 begins with a bus ride through which state?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Iowa.
11. According to the narrator, what is the main weakness for conservation?
(a) The lack of education.
(b) The lack of support.
(c) The lack of economic importance.
(d) The lack of money.
12. What kind of tree does the State College want the farmers to plant?
(a) Cottonwood.
(b) Chinese elm.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oaks.
13. In the summer, the weather on White Mountain is unpredictable because of what?
(a) Wind.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Summer rain storms.
(d) Summer snow storms.
14. According to the narrator, too much safety in our lives means what in the long run?
(a) Less prosperity.
(b) Danger.
(c) More predictability.
(d) Loss of excitement.
15. How many values does the narrator say that people have when it comes to nature?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Many.
(d) Five.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who actually kills the bear?
2. The top of the White Mountain is originally only accessible to whom?
3. According to the narrator, how many different components of the recreational process are there?
4. The narrator believes that the conservation movement is the first step to acknowledging that there is an ecological necessity to establish a code of ethics for the environment and what?
5. How much of the woods and mountains is already taken up by mechanized recreation?
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