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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) A cabin
(b) Huge spruce trees
(c) A large shelter
(d) An electric dam

2. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Michael McKinley
(b) Jeremy Washington
(c) Alden Partridge
(d) Gene Greylock

3. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.
(b) He has hiked the trail seven times.
(c) He hikes the trail every year.
(d) He eats chickens every day.

4. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
(a) 175 miles
(b) 250 miles
(c) 65 miles
(d) 500 miles

5. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?
(a) Overland Mountain, Pike's Peak, and Jefferson Range
(b) Crescent Peak, Clingman's Bluff, and Tuckerman's Ravine
(c) Washington, Lafayette, and McKinley
(d) Nittany, Jacks, and Tussey

Short Answer Questions

1. What dangers do hikers have to watch for in Pennsylvania?

2. Who joins Bryson and Katz in Gravel Springs Hut?

3. What is the weather like in Virginia?

4. What creatures were living in Birch Spring Gap Shelter?

5. Of what material are the shelters in the Rockies constructed?

(see the answer key)

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