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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, The Rio Virgen and theUinkaren Mountains.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How far away was the Uinta Indian settlement from the river?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 5 miles.
2. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) Faults.
(b) Erosion.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A glacier.
3. In the Mormon town of Schunesburg, what did Powell and his party feast on?
(a) Acorns and tortillas.
(b) Fish and figs.
(c) Venison.
(d) Melons and grapes.
4. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Volcanos.
(b) Mesas.
(c) Buttes.
(d) Canyons.
5. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Fractures.
(b) Breaks.
(c) Carvings.
(d) Rock slides.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Powell know that Indians frequented the place where they slept on June 26th?
2. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?
3. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?
4. What is the cause of the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus in Chapter IV?
5. What caused anxiety for Powell's party after "Vermilion Cliffs?"
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