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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, The Rio Virgen and theUinkaren Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?
(a) Canyons.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Waterfalls.
(d) Echoes.

2. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) Faults.
(b) A glacier.
(c) A volcano.
(d) Erosion.

3. What is the cause of the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus in Chapter IV?
(a) A volcano.
(b) Erosion.
(c) A glacier.
(d) Faults.

4. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?
(a) Dhudit.
(b) Brujhue.
(c) Tsauwiat.
(d) Shoshone.

5. What was Powell sitting near at the end of Chapter XII?
(a) A teepee.
(b) A lake.
(c) A grove of trees.
(d) A cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?

2. What happened to the three men that left the first expedition early?

3. How long had it been since the last expedition when Chapter XII begins?

4. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?

5. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

(see the answer key)

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