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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. Part 1 is called "The Place." What is the place?
(a) The Grand Canyon.
(b) Forester Canyon.
(c) Arizona.
(d) The Painted Desert.

2. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 500 feet.
(c) 1000 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

3. What material makes up the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Tapeats sandstone.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.

4. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?
(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(b) Native American Commission.
(c) Commission of Indian Rights.
(d) Native American Administration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are layers 4 through 6 of the Grand Canyon called?

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

3. What is the current age estimate of the second layer of the Grand Canyon?

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

5. With what event does "Chapter 5, Transition" begin?

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