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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, The Rio Virgen and theUinkaren Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.
(a) Indian tribes.
(b) Cliff dwellings.
(c) Tablelands.
(d) Rivers.

2. What is Sierra Escalante named after?
(a) An Indian chief.
(b) An American farmer.
(c) A Mexican explorer.
(d) A Spanish priest.

3. What feature of the landscape awed Powell on August 14th?
(a) The sandstone formations.
(b) An outcropping of trees.
(c) The height of the canyons.
(d) The view into the valley.

4. What does the Uinta Valley contain?
(a) Grasslands.
(b) Ruins of Indian civilizations.
(c) Volcanic lava.
(d) Wild game.

5. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?
(a) Cliff dwellings.
(b) Teepees.
(c) Masonry.
(d) Pueblos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?

2. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.

3. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?

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

5. How long is Stillwater Canyon?

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