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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did "Emma Dean" lose on July 11th?
(a) Food.
(b) Guns.
(c) Rations.
(d) Oars.

2. Which is the thickest layer in the Grand Canyon?
(a) Alcove sandstone.
(b) Black gneiss.
(c) Tower limestone.
(d) Red wall limestone.

3. What town was Powell repulsed with?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Zuni.
(c) Lodore.
(d) Toyalone.

4. What divides the Plateau Province?
(a) The Wasatch Mountains.
(b) The Black Mountains.
(c) The Wind River Mountains.
(d) The Great Salt Lake.

5. On September 25, what did they camp near?
(a) The Colorado.
(b) A stream.
(c) A well.
(d) Cottwood groves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men left the expedition while in the Grand Canyon?

3. How many Indians acted as guide for Powell's party in Chapter XII?

4. Approximately how many miles long is the Colorado River?

5. What was the name of the barren and lonely canyon the men reach on July 8th?

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