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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 questions does Fletcher say he hoped he would find some solutions for as he traveled the Grand Canyon?
(a) "How do the Havasupai live?" and "What is the history of the mule?"
(b) "Where did we come from?" and "What are we doing here?""
(c) "How long can a man go without human contact?" and "What current wild animals can be domesticated?"
(d) "Was there really a great flood?" and "Is the Grand Canyon really as old as they say?"

2. What lifestyle does Fletcher describe in a footnote in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) A compulsive gambler.
(b) A famous millionaire.
(c) A compulsive walker.
(d) An accomplished musician.

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

4. How does Fletcher describe the state of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?
(a) Still changing.
(b) A dying canyon.
(c) Nearing destruction in a few years.
(d) Finished changing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say geologists believe formed the Grand Canyon?

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

3. Why did Fletcher rule out following a route along the Colorado River?

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?

5. What did geologists say disrupted the Colorado River's flow and lead to the formation of the Grand Canyon?

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