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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kirwan yelled, '______________' in response.
(a) Like hell I won't.
(b) I don't have time.
(c) I will.
(d) You hurry up.

2. An early death occurred in ____________ due to twenty-year-old John Havekost and his acquaintance Perry Norris.
(a) 1947.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1937.

3. ________ were injured in the 1930s.
(a) 115.
(b) 125.
(c) 15.
(d) 100.

4. Seven victims of freezing and avalanches were army soldiers from __________________.
(a) Fort Stewart.
(b) Fort Belvoire.
(c) Fort Yellowstone.
(d) Fort Campbell.

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

6. Ultimately Kirwan had third degree burns on ______________.
(a) His entire body.
(b) No part of his body.
(c) His face.
(d) His hands.

7. ____________________ is dangerous because it looks like an edible wild parsnip and carrot.
(a) Nightshade.
(b) The Water hemlock.
(c) Legume.
(d) Angel's trumpet.

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

9. Mr. R.N. Adams died on December 18th, 1900 while trying to do what?
(a) Climbing a tree.
(b) Carving his name into a tree.
(c) Chop down a tree.
(d) Swinging on a tree branch.

10. The men had foolishly camped near __________________ by the Grand Geyser.
(a) Vent Geyser.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Upper Geyser Basin.
(d) Turban Geyser.

11. Two women died in __________________ in 1901 though the park ranger failed to reported it.
(a) The Palm Springs.
(b) The Thumb Paintpots.
(c) The Foothills.
(d) The Finger Lakes.

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

13. How does the author suggest that people get more in touch with nature?
(a) By studying bears.
(b) By living in the wilderness.
(c) By learning about it.
(d) By watching nature videos.

14. A death due to a bear that cannot be cross-checked occurred in __________.
(a) 1907.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1897.

15. At least ___________ people have died from lightning strikes throughout the history of Yellowstone.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both gases are found in high concentrations where?

2. Six deadly poisonous ____________________ grow in Yellowstone as well, such as the Death Cap, Destroying Angel, Deadly Concybe, Deadly Cort, Deadly Galerina, and the Conifer False Model.

3. The first avalanche victim was ________________ on February 21st, 1884.

4. In two cases deaths were caused by people on the rim of the Grand Canyon doing what?

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

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