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

2. What item of clothing was Powell saved by when climbing cliffs in Chapter VIII?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Socks.
(c) Drawers.
(d) A hat.

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

4. What were the women doing that Powell's party came across on the way to the Grand Canyon?
(a) Praying.
(b) Gathering berries.
(c) Harvesting seeds.
(d) Laundry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people could the dwellings of the Ute accommodate?

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

3. How old was the Indian Powell met in Chapter VIII?

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

5. How far away was the Uinta Indian settlement from the river?

(see the answer key)

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