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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, From Green River City To Flaming Gorge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. Which of the following is a feature of the Plateau Province?
(a) Cliffs.
(b) Thick forests.
(c) Abuntant wildlife.
(d) Lakelets.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found in Walnut Canyon?

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

3. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?

4. How is an escarpment formed?

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

(see the answer key)

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