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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. What are layers 4 through 6 of the Grand Canyon called?
(a) The Great Unconformity.
(b) Esplanade.
(c) The Red Wall.
(d) The Rim.

2. What is another name for the Erosion Surface?
(a) The Rim.
(b) The Great Unconformity.
(c) The Grand Façade.
(d) The Supai Formation.

3. Where was Lorenzo Sinyala born?
(a) A Supai village.
(b) San Diego, California.
(c) San Antonio, Texas.
(d) Flagstaff, Arizona.

4. Who drove Fletcher to the parking area at the edge of the Rim?
(a) John Wesley Powell.
(b) His father.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) Colin Fletcher.

5. Who does Fletcher credit with making the first trip through the Grand Canyon?
(a) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) Lewis and Clark.
(d) Hernando DeSoto.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?

2. How does Fletcher describe the state of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?

3. Whom does Fletcher describe at the beginning of "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

4. What was Fletcher's reaction upon his first trip to the Rim?

5. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?

(see the answer key)

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