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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "The Man" in The Man Who Walked Through Time?
(a) William Wallace Bass.
(b) Colin Fletcher.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) John Wesley Powell.

2. What is considered the top layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The top of the Rim.
(b) The Inner Gorge.
(c) The Tonto Platform.
(d) The Erosion Surface.

3. What are hanging terraces?
(a) Walkways without guardrails
(b) Hanging gardens.
(c) Porches at the Grand Canyon National Park Office that hang over the canyon.
(d) Narrow sloping ledges.

4. What is the current age estimate of the eighth layer of the Grand Canyon.
(a) 800 thousand years.
(b) 750 million years.
(c) 1 to 2 billion years.
(d) 5 million years.

5. How does "Part 1, The Place" begin?
(a) With advice on hiking.
(b) With facts about tourist destinations in the United States.
(c) With facts about the Grand Canyon.
(d) With information on traveling through Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fletcher describe the Grand Canyon?

2. Why did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village for a while just before beginning his trip?

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

4. What term does the author use for what comprises the third layer of the Grand Canyon?

5. What information was not sought by Fletcher before beginning his trip?

(see the answer key)

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