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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?
(a) William Wallace Bass.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) Colin Fletcher.

2. How did Fletcher redefine the path of his trip?
(a) From "through the Canyon" to "to the Canyon floor and back."
(b) From "around the Rim" to "along the Colorado River."
(c) From "one end of the Grand Canyon to the other" to "one end of the Grand Canyon National Park to the other."
(d) From "through the Canyon" to "around the Rim."

3. 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?
(a) "A silence of the future."
(b) "A silence established by an abundance of rock."
(c) "Not a silence at all but the beautiful noise of nature."
(d) "A silence built of the seconds that had ticked away, eon after eon."

4. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?
(a) A thousand years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 500 Billion years.
(d) Millions of years.

5. What kind of condition was Fletcher in at the beginning of his trip?
(a) Just recovering from influenza.
(b) Great physical condition.
(c) Diabetic but with great stamina.
(d) Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fletcher, what would the rest of nature around the Grand Canyon do?

2. How does Fletcher describe the state of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?

3. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?

4. How does Fletcher describe the Grand Canyon?

5. What were some of the plans for his trip that Fletcher details in "Part 2, The Dream?"

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