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

2. How is an escarpment formed?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A glacier.
(c) A fault.
(d) A sandstorm.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?

2. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?

3. What name was given to the dangerous part of the Canyon of Lodore where the tools were almost lost?

4. What is the name of the canyon the group explores on May 26th?

5. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Which Native American tribes lived in the Colorado River Valley?

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

3. Describe the Plateau Province.

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

5. What happened at camp on June 16th, resulting in the moving of camp down shore and the loss of several items?

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

7. Describe the Pink and Gray Cliffs.

8. How did the party get through difficult falls?

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

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

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