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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. Besides Powell, how many men went on the journey down the Colorado?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

2. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A wooden roller coaster.
(c) Tall buildings.
(d) Steps in a staircase.

3. What cliffs are located between the Pink Cliffs?
(a) The Brown Cliffs.
(b) The Grey Cliffs.
(c) The Red Cliffs.
(d) The White Cliffs.

4. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) Roswell Peak.
(b) Los Alimos Peak.
(c) Fremont Peak.
(d) San Juan Peak.

5. What shape is Bowknot Bend?
(a) Figure eight.
(b) Star.
(c) Horsehoe.
(d) Circle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the skills of the Zuni Indians?

3. How did Powell know that Indians frequented the place where they slept on June 26th?

4. When Powell returned to camp on June 20th, what did the men eat for dinner?

5. Fill in the following: ______ Half Mile.

(see the answer key)

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