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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 30 thousand years.
(b) 1 billion years.
(c) 500 million years.
(d) 750 thousand years.

2. What did Fletcher find difficult, if not impossible, to mentally grasp and understand in "Chapter 1, Entrance?"
(a) The Supai customs.
(b) The number of animals in the area.
(c) His responsibility to the wildlife of the area.
(d) The immenseness of his surroundings and the age of the Grand Canyon.

3. What is another name for the Erosion Surface?
(a) The Grand Façade.
(b) The Supai Formation.
(c) The Great Unconformity.
(d) The Rim.

4. What are some things Fletcher describes in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) The tourists and park personnel.
(b) His friend's clothes and car.
(c) The beauty of the rocks and colors of the Grand Canyon.
(d) The deer and chipmunks on the Rim.

5. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?
(a) Explosively.
(b) Unexpectedly.
(c) There was no big moment.
(d) Slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above the Colorado River was the Tonto Platform?

2. Why did Fletcher decide to see the Grand Canyon the first time?

3. What place did Fletcher pass on his way to Phantom Ranch that he said was derelict and dry-rotting?

4. How did Fletcher feel about the Grand Canyon during his time at Phantom Ranch?

5. Where was Fletcher headed at the beginning of "Chapter 9, Man"?

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