View a FREE sample

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. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?
(a) A flock of sheep.
(b) A tribe of Indians.
(c) A cache of instruments.
(d) An impassable sandbar.

3. How many miles were covered between Green River City and Flaming Gorge?
(a) 76.
(b) 45.
(c) 34.
(d) 62.

4. The northeast side of the Little Colorado can be described as _______.
(a) Rocks, rivers, and peaks.
(b) Tributaries, deserts, and valleys.
(c) Mesas, plateaus, and buttes.
(d) Mountains, canyons, and deserts.

5. After the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore, how did the men travel for the next two miles?
(a) Swam.
(b) Rowed.
(c) Ran.
(d) Walked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose lodge could Bradley and Powell see from their explorations on May 29th?

2. How is an escarpment formed?

3. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?

4. What is the river like in the Canyon of Lodore?

5. What are the skills of the Zuni Indians?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 185 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample