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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. What court case was created because of this incident?
(a) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against park management.
(b) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the National Park Society.
(c) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Walker's friend.
(d) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the bear.

2. Why were this many people injured?
(a) Visitors were feeding bears.
(b) There were more bears.
(c) There were more visitors.
(d) The bears were no longer afraid of the visitors.

3. The author notes that even the very experienced, like his friend Randy Ingersoll, a fifteen year veteran ________________ in Yellowstone, was severely injured by a bear.
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Ranger.
(c) Camper.
(d) Tour guide.

4. The bear charged Crow and did what?
(a) Dodged him.
(b) Bit him.
(c) Growled at him.
(d) Rolled away.

5. Whittlesey then discusses the case of John Mark Williams, who is the only person to die in a hot springs when?
(a) In the summer.
(b) In the spring.
(c) In the fall.
(d) In the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. On July 20th, _________, David Allen Kirwan, 24, and his friend, Ronald Ratliff, 25, parked at Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot.

2. How did the bear react to Walker's actions?

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

4. Whittelsey was a ___________________ at the time.

5. Surprisingly, hot springs deaths occur more often than _________________ deaths.

(see the answer key)

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