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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. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Powell.
(b) Sumner and Dunn.
(c) Howland and Goodman.
(d) Hawkins and Hall.

2. At base camp on September 17th, how did Powell plan on reloading supplies?
(a) Burying enough rations to last in the sand.
(b) Employing Indians to bring them down the canyon.
(c) Sending a member of his team to the nearest village.
(d) Packing supplies on mules.

3. How long did the group spend at Tusayan?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Ten days.

4. In the performance by the Indians, what did the young boy ask his mother to do?
(a) Run to the river.
(b) Tell him who his father is.
(c) Cut him in two.
(d) Feed him breakfast.

5. The layer of the Grand Canyon closest to the river is called ______.
(a) Sandstones.
(b) Black gneiss.
(c) Quartzites.
(d) Limestones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?

2. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.

3. What caused anxiety for Powell's party after "Vermilion Cliffs?"

4. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?

5. On September 25, what did they camp near?

(see the answer key)

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