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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. National parks are valuable but what?
(a) The wild can be tamed.
(b) They are expensive.
(c) The wild creates danger.
(d) They are beautiful.

2. What is known about these early incidents?
(a) A great deal.
(b) Absolutely nothing.
(c) Quite a bit.
(d) Little.

3. Can the dangers be eliminated without making the wild something other than a wilderness?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Most likely.
(d) Possibly.

4. Six people have drowned in fairly unusual places, such as ________________ Lake and Hellroaring Creek.
(a) Gallatin.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Bradley.

5. Horse and stage coach accidents were fairly common, about _________ times more common than auto accidents today.
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding this balance, which way does the author believe our culture errs?

2. How did Jack Davis die?

3. When did the first two drownings occur?

4. Horses combined with wagons have killed at least _____________ people.

5. LeRoy R. Piper disappeared on July 30th, _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Whittlesey think about these early deaths? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

2. What lessons can be drawn from all the drowning?

3. Describe the one fight that led to a death. Are you surprised by this death? Why or why not?

4. How many people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning? How is this relevant to today?

5. Describe the violent deaths in Yellowstone. What does this reveal about the wild and national parks?

6. How often do forest fires take place? Why might this be?

7. Why was Weber pardoned for killing Zutavern? Should he have been pardoned? Why or why not?

8. When have plane crashes occurred? Which was the largest craft to crash? Why is this significant?

9. When did the era of drowning begin? How could this have been prevented or lessened?

10. What happened to Charles Kenck and Richard Dietrch? Why did this happen?

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