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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. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Echoes.
(c) Canyons.
(d) Waterfalls.

2. What is the river like in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Sandbars.
(b) Rapids.
(c) Fast moving current.
(d) Calm water.

3. What did Powell find at Bright Angel River?
(a) A new barometer.
(b) Stone houses.
(c) An Indian settlement.
(d) A garden.

4. What did Powell discover about estimating slope while in camp on May 31st?
(a) The height of a mountain must be seen from a distance.
(b) The topograpy of a plateau is denser than a mesa.
(c) The rise of a mountain must be seen from the north.
(d) The slope of a mountain must be seen in profile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?

2. Which of the following is a feature of the Plateau Province?

3. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?

4. How many men continued on after September 1?

5. Near the pinion pines that Powell reached, what difficulty did he face?

(see the answer key)

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