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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who camped at the same location in the Canyon of Ladore where Powell's group was at?
(a) Ashley's party.
(b) Emma's party.
(c) Beth's party.
(d) Nicole's party.

2. What was the name of the pioneer boat?
(a) "Emily Jim."
(b) Beth Riley."
(c) "Emma Dean."
(d) "Mary Joe."

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

4. What animal is found in the great timber region of Arizona?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Jackalope.
(c) Wild turkey.
(d) Goat.

5. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) Los Alimos Peak.
(b) Fremont Peak.
(c) San Juan Peak.
(d) Roswell Peak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cliffs are located between the Pink Cliffs?

2. Fill in the following from Chapter II: "The Navajos are ____________ in this country."

3. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?

4. Besides Powell, how many men went on the journey down the Colorado?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think they named one area Beehive Point?

2. Describe the Plateau Province.

3. Powell took ten men with him on the expedition down the Colorado. Describe one of these men.

4. The group often named places along the river for physical descriptions of the landscape or river. What examples of this are in Chapter VI?

5. What are the mesas of the Colorado River Valley?

6. How did the group proceed when there were rapids?

7. What are the buttes of the Colorado River Valley?

8. Which Native American tribes lived in the Colorado River Valley?

9. What piece of equipment was lost in the wreck at Disaster Falls and how was it retrieved?

10. What Indian tribes inhabited the Terrace Plateaus?

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