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

2. What is the name of the canyon the group explores on May 26th?
(a) Henry's Fork.
(b) Flaming Gorge.
(c) Grand Canyon.
(d) Mesa Fort.

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

4. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Thermometers.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Sextons.
(d) Barometers.

5. What canyon after Flaming Gorge is named for its unique shape?
(a) Whirlwind Canyon.
(b) Boomerang Canyon.
(c) Diamond Canyon.
(d) Horseshoe Canyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of environment characterizes the Kaibab Plateau?

2. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?

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

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

5. What task did Powell describe in detail in the beginning of Chapter VII?

(see the answer key)

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