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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. We learn that Abbey has a real dislike for
(a) Snakes
(b) Rabbits
(c) Red ants
(d) Wind

2. Edward Abbey's garden is
(a) A vegetable garden behind the trailer
(b) A flower garden in front of the porch
(c) A stand of locoweed
(d) All that lies around him

3. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be
(a) A brooding meditation on space and solitude
(b) A mournful call to some other dimension
(c) A wish to make contact with the wolves
(d) A warning that there is a human nearby

4. The natural wonder that Edward is able to see in his new location is
(a) Colorado Mesa
(b) Grand Canyon
(c) Painted Desert
(d) The Arches National Monument

5. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To get deeper into the wilderness
(b) To develop the property for homes
(c) To make it easier to get to Moab
(d) To accommodate more tourists

Short Answer Questions

1. The physical comforts in his trailer include

2. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,

3. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a

4. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the

5. The sounds of the mourning doves suggests to Edward

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