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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Shoshones and Bannocks lived to the ___________________.
(a) West and north.
(b) East and north.
(c) East and south.
(d) West and south.

2. Weber accused Zutavern of what?
(a) Killing.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

3. When should you not go out in the boat?
(a) During hot days.
(b) During storms.
(c) During cold days.
(d) During windy days.

4. Can the dangers be eliminated without making the wild something other than a wilderness?
(a) Possibly.
(b) Most likely.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

5. The army duty was dreary and in 1911-12 some of the men got what?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Depression.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cabin fever.

6. What is known about these early incidents?
(a) Little.
(b) Absolutely nothing.
(c) Quite a bit.
(d) A great deal.

7. The era of drowning began in the __________________, when many private boats and boat rentals occurred there.
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1950s.

8. What must everyone in the boat have?
(a) A life jacket.
(b) Excellent swimming skills.
(c) Life guard training.
(d) First aid certification.

9. Most of the river drownings are due to what?
(a) Storms.
(b) Intoxicated swimmers.
(c) Extreme currents and rapids.
(d) Deep water.

10. However, the Yellowstone River has claimed ____________________ lives.
(a) Fifty-one.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Forty-one.

11. Prevailing winds can produce waves __________________ feet high.
(a) Two to three.
(b) Three to four.
(c) Four to five.
(d) Five to six.

12. Whittlesey reminds the reader that the wilderness is what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Your friend.
(c) Fairly safe.
(d) Not your friend.

13. Whittlesey argues that Yellowstone must not be what?
(a) Left wild.
(b) Allowed to continue.
(c) Sanitized.
(d) Viewed by the general public.

14. As of 1995, ___________________ people have died from falls in Yellowstone, four from man-made structures, three from mounts and the rest into canyons.
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

15. How deep is this dangerous lake in some places?
(a) 450 feet deep.
(b) 750 feet deep.
(c) 45 feet deep.
(d) 350 feet deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. An accidental shooting occurred on November 15th, 1938 when Robert Leroy 'Pud' Robinson, a thirteen year old son of the Master Mechanic of the park, was playing with a loaded .22 rifle. What happened?

2. Charles Kenck and Richard Dietrch were killed by the ________________ in 1877 though this was due to an invasion into their territory.

3. ____________ fur trappers were killed in 1839 and two park visitors in 1877.

4. The first suicide was committed by _______________, 27, who died January 27th, 1884 from overdosing on morphine.

5. The horse and stagecoach era in Yellowstone lasted from 1872 to _____________.

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