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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Some ancient pictographs in the rocks depict
(a) Space aliens that look like humans
(b) Flying dinosaurs
(c) Violent acts of nature
(d) Semi-human and super-human people

3. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because
(a) It was salty and made him bouyant
(b) He intended to drink it all
(c) It was only a mirage
(d) It was only ankle deep

4. The difference between Navajos and other poverty-stricken cultures is
(a) They are overseen by the BIA
(b) They must report their medical services to the government
(c) Their population growth is monitored by the state
(d) They are inadequate by national standards

5. Why did Roy Scobie need to round up his cattle?
(a) They have depeleted their pasture of food
(b) To get them to a cooler, higher altitude
(c) To prepare them for slaughter
(d) To get a grazing permit

6. We learn that Abbey was raised
(a) In the mountains of New Mexico
(b) In the foothillls of the Rocky Mountains
(c) In the Texas hill country
(d) In the backwoods of the Allegheny Mountains

7. When a person is in the desert long enough he learns to
(a) Hear running water miles away
(b) Know by the insect patterns where water is
(c) Smell water
(d) Follow animals to water

8. To spend time outside the trailer, Abbey builds
(a) A hut
(b) A ramada
(c) A patio
(d) A deck

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

10. The small cloud on Abbey's horizon is
(a) Progress
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Homebrew
(d) Unemployment

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

12. April mornings in the desert are
(a) Very windy
(b) Stormy
(c) Cold, windy and dusty
(d) Bright, clear and calm

13. Edward is able to hear, but not see
(a) Highway traffic
(b) Mice and rats
(c) Distant hawks
(d) Canyon wrens and mourning doves

14. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?
(a) Death Valley is a high security area for testing
(b) It is a source of uranium
(c) It provides a natural bridge to the east
(d) Its wealth of silver mines

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Onion Spring, northeast of Moab, is

2. A civil engineer believes a road will help

3. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be

4. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a

5. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been

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