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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What device needed to be repaired on May 27th?
(a) Sexton.
(b) Barometer.
(c) Chronometer.
(d) Thermometer.

4. The Grand River flows through what kind of terrain?
(a) Stone dwellings.
(b) Petroglyphs on cliffs.
(c) Volcanic caves.
(d) Meadows and rock formations.

5. What was the name of the pioneer boat?
(a) "Mary Joe."
(b) "Emily Jim."
(c) Beth Riley."
(d) "Emma Dean."

6. Why did the men stop on May 25th?
(a) To repair one of the boats.
(b) To hunt sheep.
(c) To test out the sexton.
(d) To wash clothes.

7. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?
(a) Utah and Arizona.
(b) Califonria and Nevada.
(c) Nevada and Utah.
(d) California and Arizona.

8. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?
(a) A wooden roller coaster.
(b) Tall buildings.
(c) Steps in a staircase.
(d) A pair of shoes.

9. What task did Powell describe in detail in the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Skinning a bear.
(b) Navigating rapids and falls.
(c) Setting up camp.
(d) Starting a fire.

10. Which of the following is a feature of the Plateau Province?
(a) Thick forests.
(b) Lakelets.
(c) Cliffs.
(d) Abuntant wildlife.

11. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?
(a) Teepees.
(b) Rancherias.
(c) Casas.
(d) Casitas.

12. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Sextons.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Barometers.
(d) Thermometers.

13. Who camped at the same location in the Canyon of Ladore where Powell's group was at?
(a) Ashley's party.
(b) Emma's party.
(c) Nicole's party.
(d) Beth's party.

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

15. Fill in the following: ______ Half Mile.
(a) Hell's.
(b) Heaven's.
(c) Canyon's.
(d) Powell's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeds the Colorado in the high region during the summer months?

2. What is the height of the escarpment?

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

4. Who made shelters of boughs and bark?

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

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