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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. Edward is overcome with a desire to
(a) Eat breakfast and walk the desert
(b) Climb the mountain peaks in the distance
(c) Trap the mice and return them to the desert
(d) Know and possess the scene around him

2. April mornings in the desert are
(a) Stormy
(b) Cold, windy and dusty
(c) Bright, clear and calm
(d) Very windy

3. Abbey describes the scene he observes as
(a) A monstrous and inhuman spectacle
(b) A barren wasteland
(c) One of God's miracles
(d) A tapestry of rocks and dirt

4. Delicate Arch has been eroded by
(a) Animals inhabiting the Arch
(b) Machinery working around the Arch
(c) Human feet climbing the Arch
(d) Rain pounding the Arch

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The natural wonder that Edward is able to see in his new location is

2. Abbey is paid a visit by

3. Edward attaches a red bandanna to a ridgepole in honor of

4. Abbey wonders if a man could get used to

5. The loveliest, and sweet as a pretty girl, in Abbey's opinion, is

(see the answer key)

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