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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIII, Over the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cliffs are located between the Pink Cliffs?
(a) The Red Cliffs.
(b) The Brown Cliffs.
(c) The White Cliffs.
(d) The Grey Cliffs.

2. How did Powell describe their second guide on September 17th?
(a) Stretched leather.
(b) A dried fig.
(c) The human pickle.
(d) Craggy like the moon.

3. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.
(a) Cliff dwellings.
(b) Indian tribes.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Tablelands.

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

5. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Powell climb down the canyon from the pinion pines?

2. Which part of the Colorado River is the desert portion?

3. How long had it been since the last expedition when Chapter XII begins?

4. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?

5. Which mountains cannot be seen from Mount Dawes?

(see the answer key)

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