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

2. What obstacle did the group encounter on June 1st?
(a) Stron rapids.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) Illness.
(d) An Indian tribe.

3. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?
(a) Echoes.
(b) Waterfalls.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Canyons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?

2. What type of environment characterizes the Kaibab Plateau?

3. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?

4. How long is the Canyon of Lodore?

5. What is the highest elevation of the high region?

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