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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. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?
(a) Faults.
(b) A glacier.
(c) Erosion.
(d) A volcano.

2. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?
(a) Flour.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Oars.
(d) Rifles.

3. Whose lodge could Bradley and Powell see from their explorations on May 29th?
(a) Jim Murphy.
(b) Chris Russell.
(c) Brad Baker.
(d) John Baker.

4. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?
(a) Western.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

5. What color were the cliffs Powell explored on May 31st?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.

2. The Grand River flows through what kind of terrain?

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

4. Which Indian tribes inhabited the area from Fremont's Peak to the UIinta Mountains?

5. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?

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