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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 is the name of the canyon the group explores on May 26th?
(a) Grand Canyon.
(b) Flaming Gorge.
(c) Henry's Fork.
(d) Mesa Fort.

2. What is the name of the highest of the volcanic mountains in Arizona?
(a) Los Angeles Peak.
(b) Guadalajara Peak.
(c) San Francisco Peak.
(d) Phoenix Peak.

3. Besides Powell, how many men went on the journey down the Colorado?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

4. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?
(a) Erosion.
(b) Differential degradation.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Glacier carving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?

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

3. What did the crew find at the mouth of the San Rafael?

4. Which boat was lost for a short time in the rapids near the end of the Canyon of Lodore?

5. What did the men do around the fire on July 11th?

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