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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. How many Indians acted as guide for Powell's party in Chapter XII?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Ten.

2. What kind of vegetation did the men explore on June 3rd?
(a) Beach.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Glacier.
(d) Forests.

3. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Fractures.
(b) Breaks.
(c) Rock slides.
(d) Carvings.

4. What did the group find at Thousand Wells?
(a) An Indian village.
(b) Pools of water.
(c) Woven baskets.
(d) Supplies and provisions.

5. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.
(a) Pacific Ocean.
(b) Lower plateau.
(c) Northern tributary.
(d) Upper plateau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?

2. Which boat was capsized on July 21st?

3. How did Powell describe their second guide on September 17th?

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

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

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