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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phillip Bassett died on May 1st, 1884 from what?
(a) An overdose of morphine.
(b) Shooting himself.
(c) An unknown poison.
(d) Stabbing himself.

2. Between where was the first aircraft traveling when it crashed in Yellowstone?
(a) California and Montana.
(b) California and Oregon.
(c) California and New York.
(d) California and Nevada.

3. One of the more interesting stories occurred when an Army soldier was shot by whom?
(a) A Native American.
(b) A park ranger.
(c) His superior.
(d) A fellow soldier.

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

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

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

7. Six airplane crashes have killed ___________ people in 1943, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1987 and 1981.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Forty.

8. Who does the author fear will destroy the park?
(a) Irresponsible, litigious park visitors.
(b) The government.
(c) The park rangers.
(d) The animals.

9. Does the wild does care whether you live or die?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Usually.
(d) Rarely.

10. If you want to enjoy the wholeness of nature, you must do what?
(a) Where protective gear.
(b) Accept the dangers and prepare for them yourself.
(c) Visit zoos and private parks.
(d) Watch nature on television and in movies.

11. Six people have drowned in fairly unusual places, such as ________________ Lake and Hellroaring Creek.
(a) Jenny.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Gallatin.
(d) Bradley.

12. The largest aircraft death was the first, when ___________________ crashed.
(a) US Air 149.
(b) US Air Force B-17 Bomber.
(c) Boeing 747.
(d) NC-17.

13. After escaping to the park, Weber was eventually captured and convicted of what?
(a) Manslaughter.
(b) First-degree murder.
(c) Attempted murder.
(d) Second-degree murder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the earliest deaths in Yellowstone come from what?

2. How does Whittlesey think Piper died?

3. Is Yellowstone National Park a visitor's friend?

4. In the army era of 1886-_________, the snow was very deep.

5. Today Yellowstone sees between zero and five ________ deaths a year.

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