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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. How far away was the Uinta Indian settlement from the river?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

2. What is the height of the escarpment?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 5,000 feet.
(d) 2,000 feet.

3. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Oars.
(d) Flour.

4. How high are the highest walls of Stillwater Canyon?
(a) 500 feet.
(b) 3,500 feet.
(c) 1,300 feet.
(d) 1,500 feet.

5. After the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore, how did the men travel for the next two miles?
(a) Swam.
(b) Rowed.
(c) Ran.
(d) Walked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which reptile was worshiped as a deity in Chapter III?

2. What is the name of the highest of the volcanic mountains in Arizona?

3. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?

4. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

5. On July 24th, the crew descended rapids. How far did they go in one day?

(see the answer key)

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