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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To get deeper into the wilderness
(b) To develop the property for homes
(c) To accommodate more tourists
(d) To make it easier to get to Moab

2. Quicksand is simply
(a) A mixture of soft sand and water
(b) Cold, chunky viscous sand
(c) Hot fine grained sand
(d) Pasty lava-type sand

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

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) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(c) Paradox and bedrock.
(d) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to

2. Abbey suggests that former cowboys, like Indians, may be

3. Abbey will be responsible for providing the campsites with

4. The desert winds of May have

5. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to

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