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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) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. How many people could the dwellings of the Ute accommodate?
(a) Over a hundred.
(b) Over a thousand.
(c) Approximately fifty.
(d) Over five hundred.

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

4. Whose lodge could Bradley and Powell see from their explorations on May 29th?
(a) Brad Baker.
(b) Jim Murphy.
(c) John Baker.
(d) Chris Russell.

5. Where is the source of the Gila River?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?

3. What do the Ute Indians have a wealth of?

4. What previously unknown features in the high country did the Colorado River Exploring Expedition discover?

5. What feeds the Colorado in the high region during the summer months?

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