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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Terra Incognita: Into the Maze.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story of Husk, Graham and Billy-Joe is obviously
(a) An experience Abbey personally had
(b) Heavily embellished by Abbey
(c) A detailed account of a local legend
(d) A fairy tale, at best

2. Abbey suggests to Waterman that, perhaps, like a German poet, we humans
(a) Become lost in our thoughts
(b) Are unchangeable
(c) Become more concerned with the naming than the things named
(d) Do not exist without names

3. Geodes are prevalent in these areas. They are
(a) A form of zircon
(b) Egg-shaped rock containing quartz crystals
(c) Crumbling mounds of sand and dust
(d) Sharp-edged rock for arrow heads

4. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are
(a) Poisonous to drink
(b) Erosive and causes plant life to wash away
(c) Abundant and flowing
(d) Absorbed by thirsty plant life before reaching the canyon floor

5. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be
(a) A warning that there is a human nearby
(b) A brooding meditation on space and solitude
(c) A mournful call to some other dimension
(d) A wish to make contact with the wolves

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey compares cultures of Indians and cowboys in that

2. A large influx of tourists to the park is marked by

3. Abbey's exploration of the Maze with Bob Waterman is

4. What kind of tool can detect the presence of uranium?

5. Abbey's decision to take a shortcut in the Havasu Canyon

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