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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XV, The Grand Canyon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect do clouds have on the Grand Canyon?
(a) They make towers rise out of the air.
(b) They create a feeling of darkness.
(c) They lend infinity to the walls.
(d) They increase the humidity in the air.

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

3. Which part of the Colorado River is the desert portion?
(a) The western portion.
(b) The upper portion.
(c) The eastern portion.
(d) The lower portion.

4. Describe the view of Marble Canyon from Vermillion Cliffs.
(a) Forested mountains.
(b) Majestic buttes.
(c) A river in a canyon.
(d) Green plateaus.

5. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Volcanos.
(b) Buttes.
(c) Canyons.
(d) Mesas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is an escarpment formed?

2. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?

3. What was the name of the pioneer boat?

4. What was the name of the tower rocks Powell could see while exploring the canyons on September 12?

5. What kind of vegetation did the men explore on June 3rd?

(see the answer key)

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