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

2. What is Sierra Escalante named after?
(a) An Indian chief.
(b) An American farmer.
(c) A Spanish priest.
(d) A Mexican explorer.

3. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?
(a) Tsauwiat.
(b) Shoshone.
(c) Brujhue.
(d) Dhudit.

4. After the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore, how did the men travel for the next two miles?
(a) Walked.
(b) Swam.
(c) Rowed.
(d) Ran.

5. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?
(a) The Gila and the Gold.
(b) The San Juan and the Gunnison.
(c) The Glenn Canyon and the Hoover.
(d) The Grand and the Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the source of the Gila River?

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

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

4. What was lost in the wreck in the Canyon of Lodore?

5. Why did the expedition stop on May 27th?

(see the answer key)

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