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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. How long did Dr. Harvey Butchart study the Grand Canyon?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) He never studied it.
(d) 5 years.

2. According to Fletcher, what would the rest of nature around the Grand Canyon do?
(a) Adapt to the continuing changes.
(b) Go through a period of reduction to make room for more species.
(c) Become tame and friendly to survive growing tourism.
(d) Stay exactly the same.

3. What is the area directly above the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon called?
(a) The Grand Trench.
(b) The Red Wall.
(c) The Tonto Platform.
(d) The Rim.

4. Why was the place where Fletcher arrived in "Chapter 4, Challenge" such a relief to his spirit?
(a) He found fresh water there.
(b) It was a wide open area, a relief from the closed spaces of the side canyons.
(c) His arrival meant he was almost done with his trip.
(d) He found a better shelter for the night.

5. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass opened a tourists' ranch?
(a) He won the property in a poker game and decided to turn it into a business.
(b) He failed to make enough money as a prospector and needed an income.
(c) He wanted to run the other ranch out of business.
(d) He had always wanted to own a tourist attraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fletcher's dream become a reality?

2. What is the current age estimate of the sixth layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. What did the Fletcher have to change in "Chapter 2, Reconnaissance?"

4. What is the current age estimate of the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?

5. What river still runs at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?

(see the answer key)

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