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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. How many Indians acted as guide for Powell's party in Chapter XII?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

2. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Canyons.
(b) Mesas.
(c) Volcanos.
(d) Buttes.

3. How old was the Indian Powell met in Chapter VIII?
(a) Nearly 80.
(b) About 50.
(c) Almost 90.
(d) Over 100.

4. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.
(a) Cliff dwellings.
(b) Indian tribes.
(c) Tablelands.
(d) Rivers.

5. How did Powell describe their second guide on September 17th?
(a) The human pickle.
(b) Craggy like the moon.
(c) A dried fig.
(d) Stretched leather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?

2. How did Powell know that Indians frequented the place where they slept on June 26th?

3. What caused anxiety for Powell's party after "Vermilion Cliffs?"

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

5. How many rivers flow through the Pink Cliffs?

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