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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 take the action he did when he first saw the bear?
(a) To study its gait.
(b) To save his own life.
(c) To get the bear to leave him alone.
(d) To show it respect.

2. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?
(a) They gave him notice of their coming.
(b) They did not change their behavior.
(c) They stayed away from him.
(d) They followed him to observe him.

3. What kind of life did John say was unnatural?
(a) City life.
(b) Farm life.
(c) Monastic life.
(d) Marriage.

4. How did the bear initially react to John?
(a) It ignored him.
(b) It did not run away.
(c) It sniffed him, then moved on.
(d) It chased him.

5. What work did John have in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) Farming.
(b) Building cottages.
(c) Capentry.
(d) Shepherding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John climb in Chapter 10?

2. Who was the boat's owner whom John talked to about his passage?

3. What did John do when he encountered the bear a second time?

4. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.

5. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?

(see the answer key)

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