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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XV, The Grand Canyon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After crossing the river, what was the name of the summit they reached?
(a) Rocky Point.
(b) Hollows Alley.
(c) Echo Cliff.
(d) Ring of Fire.

2. Which Indian tribes inhabited the area from Fremont's Peak to the UIinta Mountains?
(a) Shoshonean.
(b) Ute.
(c) Apache.
(d) Navajo.

3. Describe the view of Marble Canyon from Vermillion Cliffs.
(a) Forested mountains.
(b) Majestic buttes.
(c) Green plateaus.
(d) A river in a canyon.

4. How many men left the expedition while in the Grand Canyon?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What did the men hunt on July 27th?
(a) Quail.
(b) Rattlesnake.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the weather like when the men camped on a shelf in Chapter XI?

3. What happened to the three men that left the first expedition early?

4. What did the men do at night on June 8th?

5. What was the name of the pioneer boat?

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