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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 is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Erosion Surface.
(b) Esplanade.
(c) The Grand Platform.
(d) The Angle Pass.

2. Approximately how thick is the first layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 1000 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 400 feet.

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

4. What was Fletcher's reaction upon his first trip to the Rim?
(a) Disgust at the destruction around him.
(b) Shock at the majesty of what he saw.
(c) Anger at his friend for bringing him.
(d) Laughter at all the funny people there.

5. What does the book say geologists believe formed the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A large sea that evaporated after a 200 year drought.
(d) A volcanic eruption.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Lorenzo Sinyala born?

3. Who does Fletcher credit with making the first trip through the Grand Canyon?

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

5. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?

(see the answer key)

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