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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-10,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Tour guide.
(b) Veterinarian.
(c) Ranger.
(d) Camper.

2. The National Park Service solved many of these problems by doing what?
(a) Warning people of the dangers of trees.
(b) Cutting down many trees.
(c) Fencing in the forests.
(d) Passing out hardhats to all visitors.

3. Surprisingly, hot springs deaths occur more often than _________________ deaths.
(a) Lightning strike.
(b) Grizzly bear.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Earthquake.

4. Other people added their injuries to his campaign and it resulted in increased funding for what and more warnings in handout literature?
(a) Trails.
(b) Park rangers.
(c) Regional safety officers.
(d) Fences around hot springs and geysers.

5. What caused most trees to fall down?
(a) Windstorms, logging and rotting trees.
(b) Floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
(c) Windstorms, hailstorms, and snowstorms.
(d) Lightning, earthquakes, and floods.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Walker's body found?

2. Their story ended what?

3. The author, Lee H. Whittlesey, was a Yellowstone Park Ranger and later a ______ student.

4. Walker pointed what at the bear?

5. A ___________________ named Isaac Rowe died June 19th, 1899.

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