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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest elevation of the high region?

2. What inscription did the men find on June 2nd?

3. What did the men do at night on June 8th?

4. What caused dangerous conditions in Flaming Gorge?

5. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is important about Fremont's Peak?

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

6. How did the party get through difficult falls?

7. Describe the rivers that feed the Colorado River.

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

9. Powell took ten men with him on the expedition down the Colorado. Describe one of these men.

10. What Indian tribes inhabited the Terrace Plateaus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What genre is this book? What examples from the text support this? Could it be considered any others or more than one?

Essay Topic 2

The members of of Powell's team showed extraordinary courage on their journey down the Colorado River. They ventured into unknown territory, faced life threatening rapids, and the great unknown. Using examples from the text, analyze the motif of courage as shown in The Exploration of the of Colorado River and Its Canyons.

Essay Topic 3

John Wesley Powell completed his dangerous explorations, despite his right forearm being amputated after his service in the Civil War. Using Powell as an example, examine how disabilities can be overcome to accomplish worthwhile feats. Are you more impressed with Powell's accomplishments knowing he had a disability?

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