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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "The Man" in The Man Who Walked Through Time?
(a) William Wallace Bass.
(b) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(c) John Wesley Powell.
(d) Colin Fletcher.

2. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?
(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(b) Native American Commission.
(c) Commission of Indian Rights.
(d) Native American Administration.

3. What realization did Fletcher reach as he spent time observing wildlife on the sand bar?
(a) He would like to write a book about wildlife in the Canyon.
(b) He had misjudged his distance from the airdrop and would have to walk through the night to make it on time.
(c) He would be out of food in one day.
(d) He was no longer in awe of the Canyon, instead he expresses a discovery of unity among plants and creatures and all other things.

4. What river still runs at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Gila River.

5. What was the approximate depth of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 500 feet.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 2000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of nature is not described in "Part 2, The Dream?"

2. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?

3. How long did Fletcher plan for his journey to take?

4. Fletcher says while studying the Grand Canyon he realized the silence there was not a timeless one as he first thought. How does he define it instead?

5. According to the Fletcher, how did the changes in the earth that formed the Grand Canyon happen?

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