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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey will be allowed to drive the government truck
(a) Once a week to headquarters and Moab
(b) Twice a month to inspect the Arches
(c) Once a month out into the desert for exploration
(d) Once a week to the Yellow Cat Badlands

2. Abbey describes the voice of the desert
(a) Whirling and shrieking
(b) Screaming through the cracks
(c) Moaning and crying
(d) Rising to a demented howl

3. When he sees a rattlesnake, Abbey reminds himself
(a) It is his job to protect life within the park boundaries
(b) Snakes are vermin and could kill him
(c) Humans are more important than wildlife
(d) He would rather kill a snake than a human

4. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see
(a) Dead Horse Mesa
(b) Mesa of Moab
(c) Salt Creek Mesa
(d) The Arches Mesa

5. Lloyd Pierson is
(a) A park superintendent
(b) A government accountant
(c) An archaeologist
(d) A state policeman

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey will be responsible for providing the campsites with

2. Edward Abbey's garden is

3. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has

4. Edward Abbey's solution to preventing rattlesnakes is

5. Abbey sees as a nuisance the presence in the desert of

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