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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 town was Powell repulsed with?
(a) Zuni.
(b) Toyalone.
(c) Lodore.
(d) Johnson.

2. How did Powell signal to others that he was ready to be picked up in the boat?
(a) Gave a smoke signal.
(b) Sent a flare.
(c) Fired his gun.
(d) Yelled loudly.

3. How high are the highest walls of Stillwater Canyon?
(a) 1,500 feet.
(b) 3,500 feet.
(c) 1,300 feet.
(d) 500 feet.

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

5. What is "The Butte of the Cross" named after?
(a) A place where two rivers cross.
(b) A butte with trees on it.
(c) A rock where the crew prays.
(d) A butte in the shape of a cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the pinion pines that Powell reached, what difficulty did he face?

2. What did the men take from the Indian garden they found on August 26th?

3. How old was the Indian Powell met in Chapter VIII?

4. Where is "The Chasm of Colorado" located?

5. Which of the following was not seen by the crew in Chapter X?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the group have at Echo Park?

2. In mid July, how many months of rations did they have left? Why?

3. How was the second expedition different from the first?

4. Why did Powell not include a vivid description of the Grand Canyon in Chapter XIII?

5. What did Powell do while out exploring when he saw a storm coming from the south?

6. What items were lost in the wreck on July 11th?

7. In Chapter XI, the boats were able to travel faster. Why?

8. What form of government did the Zuni have?

9. After the crew left the Canyon of Desolation, what were the names of the features of the river in Chapter IX?

10. What were the signals of Indians in the illustrations in Chapter XI?

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