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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-14, Fatal Attraction: Deaths From Falls, Deaths From Forest Fires: Smoke Chasing Can Kill, The Gloom of Earthquakes: Shaky Breaky Park, Danger in the Water: Deaths From Drowning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sometimes the temperature in Yellowstone falls to______________ degrees below zero.
(a) 10-20.
(b) 40-60.
(c) 20-30.
(d) 30-40.

2. More people in Yellowstone have died from _________________ than any other single cause of death save those not included in the book.
(a) Drowning.
(b) Insect bites.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Heart attacks.

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

4. Seven have drowned in ________________ Lake.
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Lenny.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Levi.

5. 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) 148.
(c) 202.
(d) 184.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was a special case of a man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Dunn, who did what on July 13th, 1924?

2. Most of the river drownings are due to what?

3. Why were this many people injured?

4. Ultimately Kirwan had third degree burns on ______________.

5. What court case was created because of this incident?

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