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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where should one steer this boat?
(a) To the center of the lake.
(b) Near the north shore of the lake.
(c) Close to shore.
(d) Across the lake.

2. How did Mrs. H.P. Knapp die?
(a) She was gored by a bison.
(b) She was eaten by a bear.
(c) She was burned to death by her gas stove.
(d) She fell off of a cliff.

3. Most deaths are due to what regarding this lake?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Boating.
(c) Diving.
(d) Fishing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The automobile was allowed into Yellowstone in August, ___________ and the park has been motorized since the summer of 1917.

2. It is _____________ that forest fires take lives in Yellowstone.

3. Horse and stage coach accidents were fairly common, about _________ times more common than auto accidents today.

4. Horses combined with wagons have killed at least _____________ people.

5. Whittlesey reminds the reader that the wilderness is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When have plane crashes occurred? Which was the largest craft to crash? Why is this significant?

2. Where did the Native Americans in Yellowstone live?

3. What happened to Charles Kenck and Richard Dietrch? Why did this happen?

4. Describe the violent deaths in Yellowstone. What does this reveal about the wild and national parks?

5. What does Whittlesey think about the suicides that take place?

6. When were automobiles first seen in the park? How did this affect the death rate?

7. When did the era of drowning begin? How could this have been prevented or lessened?

8. How many people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning? How is this relevant to today?

9. Describe the one fight that led to a death. Are you surprised by this death? Why or why not?

10. Did any drownings take place simultaneously? Why or why not?

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