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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, Ffrom The Mouth Of The Uinta River To The Junction Of The Grand and Green.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the following: ______ Half Mile.
(a) Canyon's.
(b) Powell's.
(c) Hell's.
(d) Heaven's.

2. The crew had an uncomfortable night on July 12th. Why?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) Freezing temperatures.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) Wild animals.

3. What did "Emma Dean" lose on July 11th?
(a) Guns.
(b) Oars.
(c) Rations.
(d) Food.

4. Fill in the following from Chapter II: "The Navajos are ____________ in this country."
(a) Intruders.
(b) Visitors.
(c) Natives.
(d) Citizens.

5. What does Toom'pin Tuweap' mean?
(a) River Land."
(b) "Rock Land."
(c) "River Crossing"
(d) "Home of the Brave."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?

2. Besides Powell, how many men went on the journey down the Colorado?

3. Why did the expedition stop on May 27th?

4. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.

5. What is the name of the canyon the group explores on May 26th?

(see the answer key)

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