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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, From Flaming Gorge To The Gate Of Lodore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the skills of the Zuni Indians?
(a) Translators and diplomats.
(b) Hunters and gatherers.
(c) Potters and weavers.
(d) Priests and healers.

2. What did Powell discover about estimating slope while in camp on May 31st?
(a) The slope of a mountain must be seen in profile.
(b) The topograpy of a plateau is denser than a mesa.
(c) The height of a mountain must be seen from a distance.
(d) The rise of a mountain must be seen from the north.

3. What inscription did the men find on June 2nd?
(a) Bethany.
(b) Here lies Angel.
(c) Danger ahead.
(d) Ashley.

4. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?
(a) Casas.
(b) Teepees.
(c) Rancherias.
(d) Casitas.

5. The northeast side of the Little Colorado can be described as _______.
(a) Rocks, rivers, and peaks.
(b) Mountains, canyons, and deserts.
(c) Mesas, plateaus, and buttes.
(d) Tributaries, deserts, and valleys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device needed to be repaired on May 27th?

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

3. How many rivers flow through the Pink Cliffs?

4. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?

5. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?

(see the answer key)

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