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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. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.
(a) Northern tributary.
(b) Pacific Ocean.
(c) Lower plateau.
(d) Upper plateau.

2. Whose lodge could Bradley and Powell see from their explorations on May 29th?
(a) Brad Baker.
(b) Chris Russell.
(c) Jim Murphy.
(d) John Baker.

3. Fill in the following from Chapter II: "The Navajos are ____________ in this country."
(a) Citizens.
(b) Visitors.
(c) Intruders.
(d) Natives.

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

5. What name was given to the dangerous part of the Canyon of Lodore where the tools were almost lost?
(a) Disaster Falls.
(b) Point of no return.
(c) Rapids of revenge.
(d) Powell's pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the expedition stop on May 27th?

2. What do the Ute Indians have a wealth of?

3. Who made shelters of boughs and bark?

4. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the names of the boats in Powell's journey?

2. How did the group proceed when there were rapids?

3. What is meant by the Indian saying "Water heap catch 'em," in Chapter VI?

4. What did Powell begin his journey down the Colorado with?

5. Describe the wreck at Disaster Falls.

6. Describe the rivers that feed the Colorado River.

7. What is the Tewan Plateau?

8. What are the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus?

9. What plateaus represent the boundary of the Plateau Province?

10. Describe the Plateau Province.

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