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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. When bears attack, are they at fault?
(a) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) Yes.

2. 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?
(a) The Secretary of the Interior.
(b) The Secretary of State.
(c) The Secretary of Defense.
(d) President of the U.S.

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

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

5. How did the bear react to Walker's actions?
(a) It charged him.
(b) It swatted at him.
(c) It ran the opposite direction.
(d) It growled at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Two women died in __________________ in 1901 though the park ranger failed to reported it.

3. Death in Yellowstone covers ____________ hundred deaths and each one was a very emotional story for someone, so the author has tried to be delicate.

4. A death due to a bear that cannot be cross-checked occurred in __________.

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

(see the answer key)

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