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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ferguson shot Carpenter, killing him, did a jury find him guilty?
(a) Yes.
(b) The jury was never able to come to an agreement.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but not right away.

2. After escaping to the park, Weber was eventually captured and convicted of what?
(a) Attempted murder.
(b) Second-degree murder.
(c) First-degree murder.
(d) Manslaughter.

3. Horses combined with wagons have killed at least _____________ people.
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eight.

4. The era of drowning began in the __________________, when many private boats and boat rentals occurred there.
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

5. It is _____________ that forest fires take lives in Yellowstone.
(a) Constant.
(b) Rare.
(c) Frequent.
(d) Not uncommon.

6. A park bus driver was killed on August 25th, ____________.
(a) 1931.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1941.

7. There is a challenge of balancing what?
(a) Watching the animals and allowing them to act naturally.
(b) Allowing visitors to learn about nature and protecting the wilderness.
(c) Taming the wild and allowing it to be free.
(d) Adequate warning and personal responsibility.

8. _________________ people have drowned in Yellowstone Lake and eleven (maybe seventeen) are of unrecovered bodies.
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Fifty-nine.

9. Often stagecoaches would wreck due to what?
(a) A broken front axle.
(b) Too much weight.
(c) Wild horses.
(d) Poor terrain.

10. More people in Yellowstone have died from _________________ than any other single cause of death save those not included in the book.
(a) Insect bites.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Heart attacks.

11. Six people have drowned in fairly unusual places, such as ________________ Lake and Hellroaring Creek.
(a) Gallatin.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Jenny.

12. What is known about these early incidents?
(a) Absolutely nothing.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) Little.
(d) A great deal.

13. The largest aircraft death was the first, when ___________________ crashed.
(a) US Air Force B-17 Bomber.
(b) US Air 149.
(c) NC-17.
(d) Boeing 747.

14. On August 20th, 1883, George Weber started arguing with John Zutavern; they were both employed by the park improvement company and were fighting over what?
(a) Zutavern's recent promotion.
(b) A trade they had made.
(c) A bet they had made.
(d) Who made more money.

15. In 1937, a horrible fire killed fifteen __________________ and injured thirty-nine others.
(a) Boy Scouts.
(b) Firefighters.
(c) Loggers.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____________ people have died from accidental and self-defense shooting.

2. A park bus killed a woman on July 15th, ___________.

3. If you want to boat on Yellowstone Lake, what type of boat should you use?

4. How deep is this dangerous lake in some places?

5. Most of the river drownings are due to what?

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