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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Ute Indians have a wealth of?
(a) Pottery pieces.
(b) Written burial accounts.
(c) Mythic stories.
(d) Tools.

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

4. What divides the Plateau Province?
(a) The Wind River Mountains.
(b) The Wasatch Mountains.
(c) The Black Mountains.
(d) The Great Salt Lake.

5. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) Erosion.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A glacier.
(d) Faults.

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

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

8. What type of environment characterizes the Kaibab Plateau?
(a) Forests.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Farmland.
(d) Grasslands.

9. Which boat got into a dangerous situation in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) "No Name."
(b) "Lucky duck."
(c) "Stampede how."
(d) "Emma Briggs."

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

11. Why did the expedition stop on May 27th?
(a) Indians.
(b) Weather.
(c) Day of rest.
(d) Fire.

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

13. Which boat was lost for a short time in the rapids near the end of the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) "Emma Dean."
(b) "No Name."
(c) "Kitty Clyde's Sister."
(d) "Maid of the Canyon."

14. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. After the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore, how did the men travel for the next two miles?
(a) Swam.
(b) Walked.
(c) Rowed.
(d) Ran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Apache and Navajo Indian tribes live?

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

3. What is the highest elevation of the high region?

4. Fill in the following from Chapter II: "The Navajos are ____________ in this country."

5. What kind of geographical feature is the Tavaputs?

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