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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. How long is Stillwater Canyon?
(a) 48 miles.
(b) 42.75 miles.
(c) 37.25 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

2. In Chapter XIV, there were two pictures of a dancer holding up a great plumed arrow. In the second picture, what did he do with the arrow?
(a) Swallowed it.
(b) Shot it.
(c) Lit it on fire.
(d) Stabbed himself with it.

3. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

4. Fill in the following from Chapter II: "The Navajos are ____________ in this country."
(a) Natives.
(b) Citizens.
(c) Intruders.
(d) Visitors.

5. When did Powell first visit the Colorado territory?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?

2. Which is the thickest layer in the Grand Canyon?

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

4. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?

5. In the pictures in Chapter XIV, what were women doing?

(see the answer key)

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