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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?
(a) The Federal Trail Development Act
(b) The National Hiking Act
(c) The Federal Hiking Act
(d) The National Trails System Act

2. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?
(a) Washington, Lafayette, and McKinley
(b) Overland Mountain, Pike's Peak, and Jefferson Range
(c) Crescent Peak, Clingman's Bluff, and Tuckerman's Ravine
(d) Nittany, Jacks, and Tussey

3. Who joins Bryson and Katz in one of the Shenandoah shelters?
(a) Park rangers
(b) Mary Ellen
(c) A newlywed couple
(d) The Boy Scouts

4. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?
(a) Woods are spooky
(b) Woods are a great place to relax
(c) Woods are nature's library
(d) Woods are nature's ordered masterpiece

5. What is the name of the blind man who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail with his seeing eye dog?
(a) Woodrow Murphey
(b) Bill Irwin
(c) David Horton
(d) Bill Thorton

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?

2. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?

3. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?

4. What is Benton MacKaye's job?

5. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?

(see the answer key)

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