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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, The Canyon of Lodore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Apache and Navajo Indian tribes live?
(a) The flood plains.
(b) The mountain regions.
(c) The valley of the Gila.
(d) The desert portions.

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

3. What task did Powell describe in detail in the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Skinning a bear.
(b) Starting a fire.
(c) Setting up camp.
(d) Navigating rapids and falls.

4. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Mesas.
(b) Canyons.
(c) Buttes.
(d) Volcanos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the men stop on May 25th?

2. Besides Powell, how many men went on the journey down the Colorado?

3. How is an escarpment formed?

4. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?

5. How many rivers flow through the Pink Cliffs?

(see the answer key)

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