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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John have to move around the base of the mountain before climbing it?
(a) To leave markers for himself to get back.
(b) To find a scalable point.
(c) To find the path cut by previous mountaineers.
(d) To find the best view.

2. How many glaciers did John explore?
(a) 15 or 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 65.
(d) More than 70.

3. What animal was John initially prejudiced against in Chapter 11?
(a) Pythons.
(b) Garden snakes.
(c) Boa constrictors.
(d) Rattlesnakes.

4. Who led the survey trip in Chapter 18?
(a) J. B. McChesney.
(b) A. F. Rodgers.
(c) Eric Crouse.
(d) J. D. Hindert.

5. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?
(a) A storm would come up.
(b) They didn't have enough supplies.
(c) The trek would be too difficult for the group.
(d) There were wild animals that would hurt them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural event occurred in Chapter 12?

2. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?

3. How many times did John climb Mount Shasta?

4. What did John argue had a significant impact on the Sierra Nevadas, according to Chapter 19?

5. What caused the things John wanted to track the origin of in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did John give to people experiencing storms?

2. Explain what happened on March 26, 1872. Explain what John was doing at the time. How did he react to the earthquake?

3. What was the role of rattlesnakes in California, according to Chapter 11?

4. How did the indigenous tribes of Yosemite react to the earthquake?

5. What happened to Reverend Young while he was with John climbing mountains?

6. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?

7. What did John argue about glacial activity? What did this lead him to do?

8. What happened on John's difficult climb up Mount Shasta?

9. What difficulties did John face on a survey in the wilderness with Captain A. F. Rodgers?

10. Why was John's judgment obscured in the incident on Mono Lake?

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