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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, The Canyon of Lodore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Powell first visit the Colorado territory?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1855.

2. How many miles were covered between Green River City and Flaming Gorge?
(a) 76.
(b) 62.
(c) 45.
(d) 34.

3. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?
(a) A flock of sheep.
(b) A cache of instruments.
(c) An impassable sandbar.
(d) A tribe of Indians.

4. Fill in the following: ______ Half Mile.
(a) Canyon's.
(b) Hell's.
(c) Powell's.
(d) Heaven's.

5. What is the Bill Williams River also known as?
(a) The Rio Virgen.
(b) The Rio Grande.
(c) The Gila River.
(d) The San Juan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the highest of the volcanic mountains in Arizona?

2. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?

3. What previously unknown features in the high country did the Colorado River Exploring Expedition discover?

4. How long is the Canyon of Lodore?

5. Which boat was lost for a short time in the rapids near the end of the Canyon of Lodore?

(see the answer key)

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