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. What soon happened when Kirwan got out of the water?
(a) He died.
(b) He passed out.
(c) He was given a medal of honor.
(d) His skin was quickly peeling off and he soon went blind.

2. While they view the springs, Ratliff's dog 'Mossie', a large Mastiff, escaped from the car and jumped into Celestine Pool, which routinely measures _______ degrees Fahrenheit.
(a) 102.
(b) 202.
(c) 184.
(d) 148.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. New trails were carved for what purpose?

3. The worst accident happened June 28th, __________, when Andy C. Hect, 9, was walking with his family along Crested Pool near Old Faithful.

4. Two hard-and-fast rules in Yellowstone are what?

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

(see the answer key)

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