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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. What is the name of the highest of the volcanic mountains in Arizona?
(a) Guadalajara Peak.
(b) Los Angeles Peak.
(c) San Francisco Peak.
(d) Phoenix Peak.

2. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?
(a) The San Juan and the Gunnison.
(b) The Gila and the Gold.
(c) The Glenn Canyon and the Hoover.
(d) The Grand and the Green.

3. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?
(a) Oars.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Flour.
(d) Ammunition.

4. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?
(a) Utah and Arizona.
(b) California and Arizona.
(c) Califonria and Nevada.
(d) Nevada and Utah.

5. How many miles is it from Flaming Gorge to The Gate of Lodore?
(a) 10.33.
(b) 19.25
(c) 9.66.
(d) 15.67.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?

2. What birds were found in a canyon after Brown's Park?

3. Where is the source of the Gila River?

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

5. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Glen Canyon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did the party get through difficult falls?

10. What are the borders of the Terrace Plateaus?

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