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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 type of environment characterizes the Kaibab Plateau?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Grasslands.
(c) Forests.
(d) Farmland.

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

3. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Carvings.
(b) Rock slides.
(c) Fractures.
(d) Breaks.

4. How long had it been since the last expedition when Chapter XII begins?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Eighteen years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Powell signal to others that he was ready to be picked up in the boat?

2. What was the name of the tower rocks Powell could see while exploring the canyons on September 12?

3. In the Mormon town of Schunesburg, what did Powell and his party feast on?

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

5. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?

(see the answer key)

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