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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did geologists say disrupted the Colorado River's flow and lead to the formation of the Grand Canyon?
(a) A volcano.
(b) An upheaval of earth.
(c) A comet.
(d) A land slide.

2. How long is the Grand Canyon?
(a) Just under 30 miles long.
(b) Between 50 and 100 miles long.
(c) One thousand miles long.
(d) More than two hundred miles long.

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

4. How long did Dr. Harvey Butchart study the Grand Canyon?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) He never studied it.
(d) 25 years.

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

6. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

7. What type of graphic is found at the beginning of "Part 3, The Journey?"
(a) A chart of wild life in the desert.
(b) A map showing a simplified profile of the geology of the Grand Canyon.
(c) A chart of vegetation found in the Grand Canyon.
(d) A bar graph showing the change in tourism at the Grand Canyon.

8. What is the current age estimate of the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 750 thousand years.
(b) 1 billion years.
(c) 500 million years.
(d) 30 thousand years.

9. What are layers 4 through 6 of the Grand Canyon called?
(a) Esplanade.
(b) The Great Unconformity.
(c) The Red Wall.
(d) The Rim.

10. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?
(a) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) William Wallace Bass.
(d) Colin Fletcher.

11. What kind of condition was Fletcher in at the beginning of his trip?
(a) Diabetic but with great stamina.
(b) Great physical condition.
(c) Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
(d) Just recovering from influenza.

12. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?
(a) The Colorado River and the hanging terraces.
(b) Wolves and bears.
(c) The Native American population and the mountain.
(d) The desert and rattlesnake nests.

13. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?
(a) The way he saw things would change.
(b) He would soon be hangliding over the Canyon.
(c) This place would make him famous.
(d) His fear of heights was coming back.

14. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?
(a) A television special highlighting the place.
(b) The death of a close friend.
(c) A visit from and American Indian in a dream.
(d) An impromptu side trip made to the Grand Canyon during a cross country journey with a friend.

15. Who does Fletcher credit with making the first trip through the Grand Canyon?
(a) John Wesley Powell.
(b) Hernando DeSoto.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) Lewis and Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?

2. How does "Part 1, The Place" begin?

3. According to Fletcher, what would the rest of nature around the Grand Canyon do?

4. What material comprises the sixth layer of the Grand Canyon?

5. Approximately how thick is the third layer of the Grand Canyon?

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