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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 author studied _______________________ cases in Yellowstone.
(a) Automobile accident.
(b) Malarial.
(c) Influenza outbreak.
(d) Wrongful death and personal injury.

2. What is another reason for why so many injuries occurred because of bears?
(a) There were garbage dumps behind camp hotels.
(b) The fences had been taken down to create a more natural setting.
(c) The bears began to like to attack humans.
(d) The camp sites were being built deep in the wilderness.

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

4. What did the bear do with Walker?
(a) It ignored him.
(b) It ran away from him.
(c) It bit him.
(d) It dragged him away.

5. Nineteen have died due to hot springs and ______________ were children.
(a) Seven.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Walker pointed what at the bear?

2. Lester LaDuke, aged 4, died at _____________ Hot Springs on July 23rd, 1905.

3. What did Whittlesey think of the judge's request?

4. Whittlesey then discusses the case of John Mark Williams, who is the only person to die in a hot springs when?

5. Where does the judge want fencing?

(see the answer key)

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