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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. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?

2. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?

3. When did Powell first visit the Colorado territory?

4. What canyon after Flaming Gorge is named for its unique shape?

5. What kind of homes did the Tewan Indians build?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Powell begin his journey down the Colorado with?

2. Describe the high region of the Colorado River Valley.

3. What is the Mogollon Escarpment?

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

5. What is the most important salt lake?

6. Describe the wreck at Disaster Falls.

7. What happened at camp on June 16th, resulting in the moving of camp down shore and the loss of several items?

8. What is important about Fremont's Peak?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the book there are many instances where the group worked together as a team to survive the dangerous rapids. In particular, they worked as a team to get their boats over falls by using lines. Using examples from the text, analyze the importance of teamwork as shown in The Exploration of the of Colorado River and Its Canyons.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter XII, Powell learned of the importance of the oral tradition among Indians. The stories were usually told by some old man with the help of others, making it more of a theatrical performance. Powell wrote about one of these stories, The So'kus Wai'unats. In an essay, analyze this story and the importance of the oral tradition among Indian people.

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