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

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

3. 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 bray of a donkey.
(d) The squawk of a blue jay.

4. What was one of the first things Fletcher noticed as he began his journey?
(a) The vast silence and emptiness of the canyon.
(b) The sound of crickets and frogs.
(c) The moonlight reflecting on the rocks.
(d) The darkness of the night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "The Man" in The Man Who Walked Through Time?

2. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?

3. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?

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

5. What are hanging terraces?

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