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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Human Deaths from Bears and How to Keep Them From Happening.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1993, ___________ deaths had occurred because of a bison attack, but the potential for injuries is great.
(a) Only one.
(b) Only five.
(c) Only two.
(d) None.

2. Where does the judge want fencing?
(a) Around campgrounds.
(b) Around each bear.
(c) Around the entire park.
(d) Around the bear's habitat.

3. Two women died in __________________ in 1901 though the park ranger failed to reported it.
(a) The Palm Springs.
(b) The Finger Lakes.
(c) The Foothills.
(d) The Thumb Paintpots.

4. How does the author suggest that people get more in touch with nature?
(a) By learning about it.
(b) By living in the wilderness.
(c) By watching nature videos.
(d) By studying bears.

5. One of the worst things about falling into the spring is realizing what?
(a) One could die instantly.
(b) One could become blind.
(c) One could remain fully conscious for hours awaiting death.
(d) One could get second degree burns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another reason for why so many injuries occurred because of bears?

2. The men had foolishly camped near __________________ by the Grand Geyser.

3. Other people added their injuries to his campaign and it resulted in increased funding for what and more warnings in handout literature?

4. ________ were injured in the 1930s.

5. Andy's father, named James Hecht, wrote who to encourage him to take positive action and he and his wife organized to make the National Park Service commit to improved safety?

(see the answer key)

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