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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Chapters 1-2, Hold Fast to Your Children: Death in Hot Water, 'These Animals Are Not Real': The Myth That Can Kill You!.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On July 20th, _________, David Allen Kirwan, 24, and his friend, Ronald Ratliff, 25, parked at Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot.
(a) 1891.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1819.
(d) 1981.

3. Two hard-and-fast rules in Yellowstone are what?
(a) To not go near thermal areas and to stay in your tent at night.
(b) To follow marked trails only and to avoid leaving food in open containers.
(c) To not walk or ski in a thermal area in dark or blizzard conditions and to always camp in your assigned backcountry site.
(d) To keep children in sight and to never bring pets.

4. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.
(a) Tourists.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) The number of children.
(d) Competitive sports.

5. In most Yellowstone cases, the author argues, the ______________ are simply incorrect that the injury or death suffered was a true accident.
(a) Locals.
(b) Victims.
(c) Families.
(d) Park rangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kirwan yelled, '______________' in response.

2. Ultimately Kirwan had third degree burns on ______________.

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

4. When did Kirwan die?

5. What soon happened when Kirwan got out of the water?

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