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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. National parks are valuable but what?
(a) The wild creates danger.
(b) They are expensive.
(c) They are beautiful.
(d) The wild can be tamed.

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

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

4. If you want to boat on Yellowstone Lake, what type of boat should you use?
(a) A small, short boat.
(b) A large boat.
(c) A motor boat.
(d) A sailboat.

5. Many people enter the wild every day how?
(a) Unprepared.
(b) With a great deal of food.
(c) In fear.
(d) Well-prepared.

6. How does Whittlesey think Piper died?
(a) From falling into the canyon.
(b) From falling into a hot spring and disintegrating.
(c) From being eaten by a bear.
(d) From a plant poison.

7. In the army era of 1886-_________, the snow was very deep.
(a) 1918.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1928.

8. Where should one steer this boat?
(a) Across the lake.
(b) To the center of the lake.
(c) Near the north shore of the lake.
(d) Close to shore.

9. Seven people have died from ______________ poisoning.
(a) Carbon dioxide.
(b) Carbon monoxide.
(c) Nitrous oxide.
(d) Hydrogen dioxide.

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

11. A bicycle and _____________ killed Eliis Lingard on August 2nd, 1893.
(a) A bus.
(b) A car.
(c) A trolley.
(d) A horse.

12. As of 1995, ___________________ people have died from falls in Yellowstone, four from man-made structures, three from mounts and the rest into canyons.
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

13. Can the dangers be eliminated without making the wild something other than a wilderness?
(a) Yes.
(b) Possibly.
(c) No.
(d) Most likely.

14. The horse and stagecoach era in Yellowstone lasted from 1872 to _____________.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1905.

15. Who does the author fear will destroy the park?
(a) Irresponsible, litigious park visitors.
(b) The park rangers.
(c) The animals.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. ____________ murders have occurred inside Yellowstone and ten in nearby towns.

3. Perhaps the last stagecoach wreck occurred on July 24th, _____________.

4. One of the more interesting stories occurred when an Army soldier was shot by whom?

5. Is Yellowstone National Park a visitor's friend?

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