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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 is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) A glacier.
(b) Faults.
(c) Erosion.
(d) A volcano.

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

3. Who made shelters of boughs and bark?
(a) The Ute.
(b) The Tusayan.
(c) The Tewan.
(d) The Navajo.

4. What birds were found in a canyon after Brown's Park?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Crows.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Swallows.

5. Where is the source of the Gila River?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Utah.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the barren and lonely canyon the men reach on July 8th?

2. On July 26th, Powell climbed a canyon and reached pinion pines. What did he collect?

3. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?

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

5. What inscription did the men find on June 2nd?

(see the answer key)

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