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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 date is it at the end of Chapter X?
(a) August 12.
(b) August 30.
(c) July 30.
(d) August 5.

2. What is "The Butte of the Cross" named after?
(a) A butte with trees on it.
(b) A place where two rivers cross.
(c) A rock where the crew prays.
(d) A butte in the shape of a cross.

3. In the performance by the Indians, what did the young boy ask his mother to do?
(a) Run to the river.
(b) Feed him breakfast.
(c) Cut him in two.
(d) Tell him who his father is.

4. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?
(a) Western.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

5. Who made shelters of boughs and bark?
(a) The Tusayan.
(b) The Ute.
(c) The Tewan.
(d) The Navajo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many miles were covered between Green River City and Flaming Gorge?

3. What ceremony did Powell witness at one of the Indian villages?

4. How many men left the expedition while in the Grand Canyon?

5. Which reptile was worshiped as a deity in Chapter III?

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