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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. Why did the expedition stop on May 27th?
(a) Weather.
(b) Fire.
(c) Indians.
(d) Day of rest.

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

3. What divides the Plateau Province?
(a) The Wind River Mountains.
(b) The Wasatch Mountains.
(c) The Black Mountains.
(d) The Great Salt Lake.

4. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) Roswell Peak.
(b) Los Alimos Peak.
(c) San Juan Peak.
(d) Fremont Peak.

5. Which part of the Colorado River is the desert portion?
(a) The upper portion.
(b) The western portion.
(c) The eastern portion.
(d) The lower portion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Bill Williams River also known as?

2. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?

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

4. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?

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

(see the answer key)

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