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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why might the expedition have to be cut short in Chapter XI?
(a) Loneliness of the crew.
(b) Illness.
(c) Food spoilage.
(d) Indian attack.

3. Who replenished the remaining men's supplies after Grand Wash?
(a) Mormons.
(b) Drifters.
(c) No one. They are close to running out.
(d) Indians.

4. Who was the ruler of the clan Powell visited in Chapter XIV?
(a) The patriarch or elder man.
(b) The king.
(c) The matriarch or elder woman.
(d) The elected leader.

5. How did Powell describe their second guide on September 17th?
(a) Stretched leather.
(b) A dried fig.
(c) The human pickle.
(d) Craggy like the moon.

6. What was the name of the tower rocks Powell could see while exploring the canyons on September 12?
(a) Tomb of the Blessed.
(b) Tower of Rocks.
(c) Temples of the Virgen.
(d) Arch of the Crescent.

7. What did the crew do while stopped on July 18th?
(a) Hunted and fished.
(b) Explored the numerous side canyons.
(c) Talked with an Indian chief.
(d) Played cards.

8. Which of the following was not an Indian village the group visited?
(a) Shupanlovi.
(b) Mashongnavi.
(c) Shoshone.
(d) Shumopav.

9. What governed the Indian tribe Powell visited in Chapter XIV?
(a) There is no government.
(b) Communism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Kinship.

10. What did the men hunt on July 27th?
(a) Rattlesnake.
(b) Quail.
(c) Elk.
(d) Sheep.

11. 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) Stabbed himself with it.
(c) Shot it.
(d) Lit it on fire.

12. Who did Powell get in a dangerous situation with climbing cliffs in Chapter VIII?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Sumner.
(c) Dunn.
(d) Howland.

13. What did the crew find at the mouth of the San Rafael?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Arrowheads.
(d) Ashes.

14. How old was the Indian Powell met in Chapter VIII?
(a) Almost 90.
(b) About 50.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Nearly 80.

15. What were the women doing that Powell's party came across on the way to the Grand Canyon?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Praying.
(c) Harvesting seeds.
(d) Gathering berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away was the Uinta Indian settlement from the river?

2. How did Powell know that Indians frequented the place where they slept on June 26th?

3. What did Powell view in awe on September 26?

4. How did Powell signal to others that he was ready to be picked up in the boat?

5. What was the name of the great tower on the cliff after the camp at Rock Spring?

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