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

2. How did Powell signal to others that he was ready to be picked up in the boat?
(a) Sent a flare.
(b) Gave a smoke signal.
(c) Fired his gun.
(d) Yelled loudly.

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

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

5. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Hawkins.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long of an expedition was Powell planning for in Chapter XII?

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

3. What cliffs are located between the Pink Cliffs?

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

5. What type of environment characterizes the Kaibab Plateau?

(see the answer key)

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