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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Skip fifty miles of trail
(b) Plod ahead
(c) Skip a few hundred miles of trail
(d) Give up on the hike

2. What is a major drawback to accepting a ride in the Pontiac?
(a) The young couple shouts and argues.
(b) The driver is extremely drunk.
(c) The music is painfully loud.
(d) The car seems to be overheating.

3. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?
(a) The movie, Deliverance
(b) A series of last settlements as the area nears the point of logged out
(c) An ambitious people in process of improving their lot
(d) A tough working class of people

4. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?
(a) The shelter is teeming with bugs, spiders and crawlies
(b) The shelter has fallen in and has no roof
(c) The shelter has burned from a careless campfire
(d) A crowd of hikers

5. What is Benton MacKaye's job?
(a) Coming up with ideas to improve efficiency and morale in the U. S. Labor Department
(b) Coordinating WPA projects in the state of Georgia.
(c) Collaborating with labor unions on U. S. Labor Department projects.
(d) Coordinating WPA projects in New York state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like in Virginia?

2. What is the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome?

3. What is Bryson's reply when Katz asks him how he got over the fallen tree across the trail?

4. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?

5. Of what material are the shelters in the Rockies constructed?

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