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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What canyon after Flaming Gorge is named for its unique shape?
(a) Boomerang Canyon.
(b) Horseshoe Canyon.
(c) Diamond Canyon.
(d) Whirlwind Canyon.

2. What previously unknown features in the high country did the Colorado River Exploring Expedition discover?
(a) Canyons and gorges.
(b) Forests and lakes.
(c) Plains and plateaus.
(d) Tributaries and feeder lakes.

3. How many miles is it from Flaming Gorge to The Gate of Lodore?
(a) 9.66.
(b) 19.25
(c) 10.33.
(d) 15.67.

4. Which reptile was worshiped as a deity in Chapter III?
(a) Rattlesnake.
(b) Iguana.
(c) Gila monster.
(d) Scorpion.

5. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Rock slides.
(b) Carvings.
(c) Breaks.
(d) Fractures.

6. How is an escarpment formed?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A fault.
(c) A glacier.
(d) A sandstorm.

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

8. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how long did they bring rations for?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 12 months.

9. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?
(a) Differential degradation.
(b) Erosion.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Glacier carving.

10. What kind of vegetation did the men explore on June 3rd?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Glacier.
(c) Beach.
(d) Forests.

11. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?
(a) The San Juan and the Gunnison.
(b) The Glenn Canyon and the Hoover.
(c) The Grand and the Green.
(d) The Gila and the Gold.

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

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

14. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Mesas.
(b) Volcanos.
(c) Canyons.
(d) Buttes.

15. What obstacle did the group encounter on June 1st?
(a) An Indian tribe.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) Stron rapids.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?

2. Who made shelters of boughs and bark?

3. Which part of the Colorado River is the desert portion?

4. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?

5. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?

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