2. The narrator states that the level of violence on the land is directly related to what?
(a) Population density.
(b) The health of the land.
(c) The native animals.
(d) The native plants.

3. According to the narrator, what is the main weakness for conservation?
(a) The lack of economic importance.
(b) The lack of education.
(c) The lack of money.
(d) The lack of support.

4. The narrator says that professors serve what?
(a) Their universities.
(b) Science.
(c) The wilderness.
(d) The environment.

5. To the superficial eye, the Gavilan region is hard, stony and full of what?
(a) Sand.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Cliffs and slopes.
(d) Trees.

6. The narrator likens the hunter in the Sierra Madres to what?
(a) Bears.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Conquistadors.
(d) Monkeys.

7. What animals do the grizzly bear eat in the spring?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Deer.
(c) Lions.
(d) Chickens.

8. In the summer, the weather on White Mountain is unpredictable because of what?
(a) Summer snow storms.
(b) Wind.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Summer rain storms.

9. Who does the the state send to kill the bear?
(a) A state trooper.
(b) A government trapper.
(c) None of these.
(d) A bounty hunter.

10. What animal does the narrator kill first with his gun?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) An icewart.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A duck.

11. According to the narrator in Chapter 14, what is the purpose of the farms they are passing by?
(a) To make money.
(b) To preserve a way of life.
(c) To grow food.
(d) To preserve the land.

12. How much of the woods and mountains is already taken up by mechanized recreation?
(a) About 25%.
(b) About 75%.
(c) About 50%.
(d) About 90%.

13. What makes cheat grass inedible for the livestock?
(a) Prickly awns.
(b) Hard stem.
(c) Thorns.
(d) Thick leaves.

14. Why does the dairy industry want to put a dam on the river?
(a) For recreation.
(b) For electricity.
(c) For its use in dairy farming.
(d) For preservation.

15. The narrator believes that conservation is the state of harmony between the land and what?
(a) Plants.
(b) Nature.
(c) Animals.
(d) Man.