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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 device needed to be repaired on May 27th?
(a) Barometer.
(b) Sexton.
(c) Chronometer.
(d) Thermometer.

2. What does Toom'pin Tuweap' mean?
(a) "Home of the Brave."
(b) River Land."
(c) "Rock Land."
(d) "River Crossing"

3. What was the name of the barren and lonely canyon the men reach on July 8th?
(a) Canyon of Desolation.
(b) Canyon of Loneliness.
(c) Canyon of Solitude.
(d) Canyon of Devastation.

4. What did the men do around the fire on July 11th?
(a) Repair equipment.
(b) Saw oars.
(c) Tell stories.
(d) Clean fish.

5. When did Powell first visit the Colorado territory?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1872.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?

3. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how long did they bring rations for?

4. What task did Powell describe in detail in the beginning of Chapter VII?

5. What cliffs are located between the Pink Cliffs?

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