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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Apache and Navajo Indian tribes live?
(a) The desert portions.
(b) The valley of the Gila.
(c) The flood plains.
(d) The mountain regions.

2. Where did the men stop in Chapter VI?
(a) Ladybug Gorge.
(b) Beehive Point.
(c) Swallow Canyon.
(d) Mosquito Alley.

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

4. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) San Juan Peak.
(b) Fremont Peak.
(c) Los Alimos Peak.
(d) Roswell Peak.

5. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Grand River flows through what kind of terrain?

3. What is the Bill Williams River also known as?

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

5. What did Powell discover about estimating slope while in camp on May 31st?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the group's first day down the river.

2. Describe the Pink and Gray Cliffs.

3. The group often named places along the river for physical descriptions of the landscape or river. What examples of this are in Chapter VI?

4. What are the mesas of the Colorado River Valley?

5. Describe the Plateau Province.

6. What is the Mogollon Escarpment?

7. Describe Glen Canyon.

8. Describe the high region of the Colorado River Valley.

9. Describe the wreck at Disaster Falls.

10. How did the party get through difficult falls?

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