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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles is it from Flaming Gorge to The Gate of Lodore?

2. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?

3. How many rivers flow through the Pink Cliffs?

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

5. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how long did they bring rations for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus?

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

3. What is important about Fremont's Peak?

4. How did the party get through difficult falls?

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

6. What Indian tribes inhabited the Terrace Plateaus?

7. What were the names of the boats in Powell's journey?

8. Describe the group's first day down the river.

9. What plateaus represent the boundary of the Plateau Province?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Powell's legacy. What is the lasting impact of Powell's expedition and book?

Essay Topic 2

Select one member of Powell's team. What strengths did he bring to the team? What liabilities did he bring? What contributions did the person make to the expedition.

Essay Topic 3

In the introduction, when describing Powell's book, the narrator states, "As a scientific report, it has its weaknesses." In an essay, agree or disagree with this statement. Why?

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