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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Terra Incognita: Into the Maze.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The heat of the desert makes objects appear
(a) As if they are moving
(b) As if they are covered in water
(c) As if they are invisible
(d) As if they are blurred and on fire

2. Major John Wesley Powell was the first to
(a) The government's advocate for the Hoover Dam
(b) A force in drowing Glen Canyon
(c) The military force behind Lake Powell
(d) Explore the Colorado River and its environment

3. Abbey feels the only real paradise is
(a) Moab, Utah
(b) The here and now, and the real earth
(c) The fantasy of skiing in unison
(d) The mythical Garden of Eden

4. Edward Abbey's solution to preventing rattlesnakes is
(a) To feed them the mice in his trailer
(b) To capture and domesticate a gopher snake
(c) To shoot them with his British Webley .45
(d) To scare them away with his walking stick

5. Water has not created the arches, but they are instead carved by
(a) Wind
(b) Sand
(c) Ice
(d) Snow

Short Answer Questions

1. West of the Mississippi, Abbey says the cult of "cowboyism" is growing as fast as

2. Any cow found without a brand

3. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?

4. Viviano Jacquez' nationality is

5. Beyond the timberline Abbey observes

(see the answer key)

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