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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 The Heat of Noon: Rock and Tree and Cloud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(b) Paradox and bedrock.
(c) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(d) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself

2. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind
(a) Cave dwellings
(b) Flint arrowheads
(c) Animal hides
(d) Petroglyphs

3. The heat of the desert makes objects appear
(a) As if they are invisible
(b) As if they are blurred and on fire
(c) As if they are moving
(d) As if they are covered in water

4. The yucca plant is pollinated by
(a) A moth
(b) A bee
(c) A hummingbird
(d) A butterfly

5. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to
(a) The reservation
(b) New age dancing
(c) The highway system
(d) The American middle class

Short Answer Questions

1. The reason for the growth of Indian population in the southwest is due to

2. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?

3. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is

4. "Apache Tears" are actually

5. The clarity of the desert is illustrated in the desert's flora and fauna

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