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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) Esplanade.
(b) The Great Unconformity.
(c) The Red Wall.
(d) The Rim.

2. What places were presumably named for a member of Lorenzo Sinyala's family?
(a) Mount Sinyala and Sinyala Canyon.
(b) Lorenzo Trail and Sinyala Ravine.
(c) Lorenzo Lake and Sinyala Creek.
(d) Sinyala Trail and Sinyala Plateau.

3. What term does the author use for what comprises the third layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Grand Layer.
(b) The Canyon Layer.
(c) The Great Formation.
(d) The Supai Formation.

4. What advice did Lorenzo Sinyala offer to Fletcher?
(a) Sound advice about marriage.
(b) Sound advice regarding the downward trail and the Supai village.
(c) Sound advice about walking long distances.
(d) Sound advice about escaping a bear attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. What did Fletcher find difficult, if not impossible, to mentally grasp and understand in "Chapter 1, Entrance?"

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

4. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?

5. What were some of the necessary items Fletcher took with him on his journey?

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