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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?
(a) To swim across the river.
(b) To climb the mountain.
(c) To hike the canyon.
(d) To leave and never come back.

2. How long did Fletcher plan for his journey to take?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

3. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?
(a) Slowly.
(b) There was no big moment.
(c) Unexpectedly.
(d) Explosively.

4. Fletcher says while studying the Grand Canyon he realized the silence there was not a timeless one as he first thought. How does he define it instead?
(a) "A silence established by an abundance of rock."
(b) "A silence built of the seconds that had ticked away, eon after eon."
(c) "Not a silence at all but the beautiful noise of nature."
(d) "A silence of the future."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fletcher decide to see the Grand Canyon the first time?

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

3. According to Fletcher, what would the rest of nature around the Grand Canyon do?

4. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?

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

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