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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, Ffrom The Mouth Of The Uinta River To The Junction Of The Grand and Green.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?
(a) Casitas.
(b) Casas.
(c) Rancherias.
(d) Teepees.

2. How is an escarpment formed?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) A fault.
(c) A glacier.
(d) A volcano.

3. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Sumner and Dunn.
(b) Hawkins and Hall.
(c) Howland and Goodman.
(d) Powell.

4. What name was given to the dangerous part of the Canyon of Lodore where the tools were almost lost?
(a) Rapids of revenge.
(b) Point of no return.
(c) Powell's pocket.
(d) Disaster Falls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.

2. Why did the men stop on May 25th?

3. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?

4. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?

5. When did Powell first visit the Colorado territory?

(see the answer key)

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