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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. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to
(a) Carry a weapon
(b) Arrest malefactors and evildoers
(c) Arrest trespassers who hike out of bounds
(d) Imprison animals he thinks may be dangerous

2. Abbey describes the views from his trailer as
(a) Cozy and protected
(b) Open and perfect
(c) Somewhat frightening
(d) Cold and stark

3. Edward is able to hear, but not see
(a) Canyon wrens and mourning doves
(b) Distant hawks
(c) Highway traffic
(d) Mice and rats

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is

3. A medicinal property of the buckbrush is that of

4. Abbey is polemic about

5. Abbey will be allowed to drive the government truck

(see the answer key)

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