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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X, From the Junction of the rand and Greento the Mounth of the Little Colorado.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What previously unknown features in the high country did the Colorado River Exploring Expedition discover?
(a) Canyons and gorges.
(b) Forests and lakes.
(c) Plains and plateaus.
(d) Tributaries and feeder lakes.

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

3. How many miles were covered between Green River City and Flaming Gorge?
(a) 62.
(b) 45.
(c) 34.
(d) 76.

4. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Sumner and Dunn.
(b) Howland and Goodman.
(c) Hawkins and Hall.
(d) Powell.

5. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?
(a) Tsauwiat.
(b) Dhudit.
(c) Shoshone.
(d) Brujhue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men do around the fire on July 11th?

2. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?

3. What is Sierra Escalante named after?

4. Which boat was lost for a short time in the rapids near the end of the Canyon of Lodore?

5. Where did the men stop in Chapter VI?

(see the answer key)

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