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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Thunderstorms come to the high desert in
(a) July and August
(b) The middle of spring
(c) September 15
(d) The first of October

3. The government survey crew came with plans to
(a) Build a new winter resort
(b) Rebuild the ranger station
(c) Construct additional campsites
(d) Lay out a new road into the Arches

4. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(b) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself
(c) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(d) Paradox and bedrock.

5. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a
(a) A grisly bear
(b) Group of deer
(c) A mouse
(d) A cougar

Short Answer Questions

1. We learn that Abbey has a real dislike for

2. An arroyo seco is

3. Why does Abbey say he wants the wild horse, Moon-Eye?

4. Abbey's concerns about preserving wilderness in this chapter are connected with

5. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is

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