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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?
(a) Commission of Indian Rights.
(b) Native American Administration.
(c) Native American Commission.
(d) Bureau of Indian Affairs.

2. What place did Fletcher pass on his way to Phantom Ranch that he said was derelict and dry-rotting?
(a) The Hermit Camp.
(b) A dam.
(c) Jim Baily's house.
(d) A Supai Village.

3. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher describes the Esplanade as a maze. What constant choice does he say a traveler had to make all along the Esplanade?
(a) How long to stay in the area.
(b) Whether to go across the rock terraces or across the talus.
(c) Whether to follow the wildlife trail or forge his own.
(d) Whether to go straight across the river or travel downstream to a narrower spot.

4. What does Fletcher say was a sacrilege when it interrupted the silence of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The bray of a donkey.
(b) The screech of an owl.
(c) The squawk of a blue jay.
(d) The honk of a horn.

5. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?
(a) A thousand years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) Millions of years.
(d) 500 Billion years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the second layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?

3. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"

4. What were some of the plans for his trip that Fletcher details in "Part 2, The Dream?"

5. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?

(see the answer key)

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