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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. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?
(a) It had a beautiful view.
(b) John injured himself.
(c) They were sketching the landscape.
(d) They were tracking an animal who has stopped.

2. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?
(a) The Congo.
(b) The Panama Canal.
(c) The Sahara.
(d) The Amazon.

3. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) 1869.
(b) The exact year is not known.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1870.

4. Why did John go to the top of the dome?
(a) To spend time alone in nature.
(b) To draw.
(c) To swim in a hot spring.
(d) To hunt.

5. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Scotch.
(b) American.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the boat going in Chapter 5 that John took?

2. How did the bear react when John encountered it a second time?

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

4. Where did John go after the Sierra Nevada?

5. In what year did one of John's most difficult climbs take place, according to Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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