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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the height of the escarpment?
(a) 5,000 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 2,000 feet.
(d) 4,000 feet.

2. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.
(a) Rivers.
(b) Cliff dwellings.
(c) Indian tribes.
(d) Tablelands.

3. What obstacle did the group encounter on June 1st?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Illness.
(c) Stron rapids.
(d) An Indian tribe.

4. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) Erosion.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A glacier.
(d) Faults.

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

6. What caused dangerous conditions in Flaming Gorge?
(a) Stormy weather.
(b) Rapids.
(c) Indian tribes.
(d) Wild bears.

7. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?
(a) Masonry.
(b) Cliff dwellings.
(c) Pueblos.
(d) Teepees.

8. What feeds the Colorado in the high region during the summer months?
(a) Underground springs.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Melted snow.
(d) Rain storms.

9. What kind of geographical feature is the Tavaputs?
(a) A mesa.
(b) A mountain range.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A river.

10. What kind of vegetation did the men explore on June 3rd?
(a) Forests.
(b) Beach.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Glacier.

11. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Pottery pieces.
(c) Tools.
(d) Bones.

12. How long is the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) 24.33 miles.
(b) 18.2 miles.
(c) 20.75 miles.
(d) 15.5 miles.

13. What was the name of the pioneer boat?
(a) "Emily Jim."
(b) Beth Riley."
(c) "Emma Dean."
(d) "Mary Joe."

14. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?
(a) Califonria and Nevada.
(b) Utah and Arizona.
(c) Nevada and Utah.
(d) California and Arizona.

15. What divides the Plateau Province?
(a) The Black Mountains.
(b) The Great Salt Lake.
(c) The Wind River Mountains.
(d) The Wasatch Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?

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

3. Where do the Basin Range Province Waters flow?

4. How many miles were covered between Green River City and Flaming Gorge?

5. Which boat got into a dangerous situation in the Canyon of Lodore?

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