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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Cowboys and Indians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that
(a) It creates an artificial sense of safety
(b) It separates a man from the world around him
(c) The light is such a small sphere
(d) It isolates his image in the dark

2. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the
(a) The wild rose
(b) Pain in nature
(c) The fierceness of the heat
(d) Unity of opposites

3. The natural wonder that Edward is able to see in his new location is
(a) Painted Desert
(b) Grand Canyon
(c) The Arches National Monument
(d) Colorado Mesa

4. Edward wants to stop attributing human qualities to nature, which is called
(a) Characterization
(b) Metamophization
(c) Personification
(d) Anthropomorphism

5. Edward Abbey's solution to preventing rattlesnakes is
(a) To shoot them with his British Webley .45
(b) To capture and domesticate a gopher snake
(c) To feed them the mice in his trailer
(d) To scare them away with his walking stick

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey describes the voice of the desert

2. Indian artifacts in the national forest are

3. Edward's part thought in this chapter is that

4. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to

5. Water has not created the arches, but they are instead carved by

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