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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. The first documented death occurred in __________, a man by the name of Frank Welch, 61.
(a) 1886.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1901.

2. Kirwan prepared to go in the spring and a bystander yelled what?
(a) To hurry up.
(b) To test the temperature of the water.
(c) To be careful.
(d) Not to do so.

3. When did Kirwan die?
(a) That night.
(b) The next morning.
(c) Later in the week.
(d) A month later.

4. The author, Lee H. Whittlesey, was a Yellowstone Park Ranger and later a ______ student.
(a) Med.
(b) Art.
(c) Law.
(d) Doctoral.

5. Whittelsey was a ___________________ at the time.
(a) Trail guide.
(b) Park bus-tour guide.
(c) Horse wrangler.
(d) Cashier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In most Yellowstone cases, the author argues, the ______________ are simply incorrect that the injury or death suffered was a true accident.

3. Why might people want to do this regarding large animals?

4. Nineteen have died due to hot springs and ______________ were children.

5. The injuries began early, at least in _________ when Macon Josey and photographer H.B. Calfee entered the area.

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