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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator feels that as everyone strives for safety, prosperity and comfort, life becomes what?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Easier.
(d) Dull.

2. According to the narrator, what bird is particularly liked among people in Wisconsin?
(a) Duck.
(b) Crane.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Goose.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, what is accepted as a necessary evil in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Roaming cattle.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Sagebrush.
(d) Cheat grass.

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

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

6. What forms a lake in Wisconsin that is half as long as the state itself?
(a) Man.
(b) A mammoth rock slide.
(c) A glacier.
(d) A volcano.

7. The narrator discusses the travel of what through time?
(a) A bird.
(b) A tree.
(c) An atom.
(d) An annimal.

8. According to the narrator, what is sportsmanship aimed at getting rid of?
(a) Guns.
(b) Bullets that kill many animals at once.
(c) Decoys.
(d) Gadgets.

9. What is cachinilla?
(a) An animal.
(b) A shrub.
(c) A bird.
(d) A drink.

10. What kind of grass do the cattle love to eat?
(a) Sagegrass.
(b) Wheatgrass.
(c) Bitterbrush.
(d) Downy chess.

11. According to the narrator, when he kills his first wolf what does he see in its eyes?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Fire.
(d) Sadness.

12. According to the narrator, recreation becomes what kind of process?
(a) Self-destructive.
(b) Evolutionary.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Mass use.

13. Why does the state start to get rid of wolves?
(a) To allow farmers to raise chickens.
(b) Because they cause so many problems.
(c) To permit hikers to use the mountains.
(d) To optimize hunting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What steers the course of history, according to scientists?

2. According to the narrator, what is the main weakness for conservation?

3. What does the narrator call wildlife tourism?

4. What are the fastest shrinking wilderness areas?

5. One type of outdoor recreation enthusiast is the kind that wanders in the woods searching for what?

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