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

2. Who did Powell get in a dangerous situation with climbing cliffs in Chapter VIII?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Sumner.
(c) Dunn.
(d) Howland.

3. What was the name of the barren and lonely canyon the men reach on July 8th?
(a) Canyon of Loneliness.
(b) Canyon of Solitude.
(c) Canyon of Devastation.
(d) Canyon of Desolation.

4. What is the Bill Williams River also known as?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) The San Juan.
(c) The Gila River.
(d) The Rio Virgen.

5. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?
(a) Bones.
(b) Tools.
(c) Baskets.
(d) Pottery pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date is it at the end of Chapter X?

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

3. What is the highest elevation of the high region?

4. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?

5. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?

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