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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, The Rio Virgen and theUinkaren Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Hall.
(c) Hawkins.
(d) Goodman.

2. What is the cause of the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus in Chapter IV?
(a) Erosion.
(b) A glacier.
(c) A volcano.
(d) Faults.

3. How did Powell know that Indians frequented the place where they slept on June 26th?
(a) Pieces of pottery.
(b) Woven baskets.
(c) Grafitti.
(d) Tent poles lying around.

4. What happened to the three men that left the first expedition early?
(a) They made it to the Mormon village.
(b) They were killed by Indians.
(c) They return with Powell to try again.
(d) They became rich after selling their story to the press.

5. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Carvings.
(b) Rock slides.
(c) Fractures.
(d) Breaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?

2. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?

3. In the performance by the Indians, what did the young boy ask his mother to do?

4. When Powell returned to camp on June 20th, what did the men eat for dinner?

5. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?

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