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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the worst things about falling into the spring is realizing what?
(a) One could remain fully conscious for hours awaiting death.
(b) One could die instantly.
(c) One could become blind.
(d) One could get second degree burns.

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

3. The clinic at Old Faithful could only do what for Kirwin?
(a) Give him a large bandage.
(b) Surgically remove the burned skin.
(c) Give him glasses of water.
(d) Pump IV fluids into his body.

4. Stones on hillsides are not stationary and _____________ deaths have been caused in Yellowstone from falling rocks.
(a) Three to four.
(b) Four to five.
(c) Five to six.
(d) Two to three.

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) 184.
(d) 202.

6. Whittlesey discusses avoidable deaths due to what regarding bears?
(a) Hunting bears.
(b) Feeding bears.
(c) Petting bears.
(d) Getting unjustifiably close to bears.

7. How many human deaths have occurred because of poisonous gases?
(a) Three.
(b) Only one.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

8. Lt. Joseph McDonald died in an odd place west of _________________.
(a) Tutankhamun Ridge.
(b) Cleopatra Terrace.
(c) Nefertiti Gardens.
(d) Ramses Plateau.

9. Because Walker and Crow hitchhiked in illegally, what did they miss?
(a) The bear-proof containers for holding food.
(b) The chance to purchase a camp site.
(c) The chance to see a live bear.
(d) The standard warning literature.

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

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

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

13. The injuries began early, at least in _________ when Macon Josey and photographer H.B. Calfee entered the area.
(a) 1718.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1817.
(d) 1871.

14. Why has Yellowstone never been extensively logged for timber?
(a) The trees are of poor quality.
(b) it was set aside by Congress before settlers arrived.
(c) There is not a great amount of wood available.
(d) There is no need for the wood at Yellowstone.

15. Kirwan prepared to go in the spring and a bystander yelled what?
(a) To test the temperature of the water.
(b) To hurry up.
(c) To be careful.
(d) Not to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had happened to Walker's body?

2. Whittlesey understands that humans want to do what regarding large animals?

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

4. Sometimes the temperature in Yellowstone falls to______________ degrees below zero.

5. The National Park Service solved many of these problems by doing what?

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