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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 the men take from the Indian garden they found on August 26th?
(a) Potatos.
(b) Beans.
(c) Squash.
(d) Carrots.

2. Which boat was capsized on July 21st?
(a) "No Name."
(b) "Kitty Clude's Sister."
(c) "Maid of the Canyon."
(d) "Emma Dean."

3. How is an escarpment formed?
(a) A fault.
(b) A sandstorm.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A glacier.

4. What ceremony did Powell witness at one of the Indian villages?
(a) Invocation to the gods for rain.
(b) Burial ritual.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Prayer service in a sweat lodge.

5. In the pictures in Chapter XIV, what were women doing?
(a) Painting.
(b) Birthing.
(c) Weaving and spinning.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the river like in the Canyon of Lodore?

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

3. What did the group find at Thousand Wells?

4. How many rivers flow through the Pink Cliffs?

5. Which mountains extend into Yellowstone Park and are part of the Rocky Mountains?

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