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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. Edward Abbey lies like a snake on the edge of a dune to
(a) Feel the wind as a snake would
(b) Study the flowers like a snake
(c) To feel like a plant, himself
(d) To rest from the power of the wind

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

3. Edward's new home is a simple
(a) Mobile Home
(b) Tent
(c) Camper
(d) Trailer

4. Where once in the Arches Park there were only used newspapers to catch up on the news,
(a) There are now televisions in recreational vehicles
(b) There is a movie theatre
(c) There is a computerized subway
(d) There is a local newscaster at the station

5. Abbey sees as a nuisance the presence in the desert of
(a) Scorpions, tarantulas, centipedes and black widows
(b) Rodents such as rats, mice and squirrels
(c) Foxes, wolves and bobcats
(d) Snakes, lizards and gophers

Short Answer Questions

1. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been

2. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,

3. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is

4. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a

5. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is

(see the answer key)

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