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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. What kind of tool can detect the presence of uranium?
(a) A mining meter
(b) A Geiger counter
(c) A Vanadium sensor
(d) A radiation detector

2. Any cow found without a brand
(a) Is put in a corral of strays
(b) Is taken immediately to the slaughterhouse
(c) Is left for the next rancher
(d) Belongs to the finder

3. The irony of Roy Scobie's death was that
(a) He was carefree about life
(b) His death was harder than he had feared
(c) He fell off of a horse like he expected
(d) What he feared the most actually took place

4. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) To allow closer inspection of nature
(b) To accommodate a burgeoning population
(c) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground
(d) The cities are growing rapidly

5. 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 rest from the power of the wind
(d) To feel like a plant, himself

Short Answer Questions

1. The natural wonder that Edward is able to see in his new location is

2. Lloyd Pierson is

3. Indian artifacts in the national forest are

4. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,

5. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the

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