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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, From Green River City To Flaming Gorge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) Fremont Peak.
(b) San Juan Peak.
(c) Los Alimos Peak.
(d) Roswell Peak.

2. What do the Ute Indians have a wealth of?
(a) Pottery pieces.
(b) Mythic stories.
(c) Tools.
(d) Written burial accounts.

3. What is the highest elevation of the high region?
(a) 12,000 feet.
(b) 14,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 21,000 feet.

4. Approximately how many miles long is the Colorado River?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 800.
(d) 1000.

5. What is the cause of the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus in Chapter IV?
(a) Faults.
(b) A glacier.
(c) Erosion.
(d) A volcano.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

2. How is an escarpment formed?

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

4. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?

5. Why did the men stop on May 25th?

(see the answer key)

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