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

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

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

4. Which mountains cannot be seen from Mount Dawes?
(a) Wasatch Mountains.
(b) Rocky Mountains.
(c) Sierra Nevada.
(d) Wind River Mountains.

5. What was the name of the tower rocks Powell could see while exploring the canyons on September 12?
(a) Arch of the Crescent.
(b) Tomb of the Blessed.
(c) Temples of the Virgen.
(d) Tower of Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?

2. At base camp on September 17th, how did Powell plan on reloading supplies?

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

4. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?

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

(see the answer key)

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