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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Ascent of Mount Ritter, Chapter 14, A Geologist's Winter Walk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did one of John's most difficult climbs take place, according to Chapter 13?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1871.

2. What term did John use to refer to sheep in Chapter 7?
(a) Meadow companions.
(b) Hoofed locusts.
(c) Natural diversions.
(d) Woolly rats.

3. What work did John take in Chapter 6?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Shepherd.
(c) Cattle wrangler.
(d) Farmhand.

4. What was John in charge of finishing on the new land?
(a) A well.
(b) A root cellar.
(c) A barn.
(d) A corral.

5. How did the bear react when John encountered it a second time?
(a) It ignored him.
(b) It stood up, looked at him, and growled.
(c) It didn't seem to mind John.
(d) It ran away from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John do something different at the half-way point of the mountain?

2. What did John travel to the top of a few days after his first encounter with the bear?

3. In what city did John earn a degree?

4. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

5. Where did John hike at the beginning of Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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