Intermediate Wilderness Quiz

Test your knowledge by completing the beginning quiz or advanced quiz.

1. Which federal agency manages the most wilderness areas?

• Bureau of Land Management
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• Fish and Wildlife Service
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• Forest Service
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• National Park Service
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2. Which federal agency manages the most wilderness acres?

• Bureau of Land Management
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• Fish and Wildlife Services
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• Forest Service
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• National Park Service
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3. What is the United States largest wilderness?

• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, Idaho
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• Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness, Alaska
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• Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, Alaska
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• Death Valley Wilderness, California and Nevada
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4. What is the United States smallest wilderness?

• Rocks and Islands Wilderness, California
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• Pelican Island Wilderness, Florida
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• Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
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• Agassiz Wilderness, Minnesota
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5. Which of the following contains the most acreage of federal wilderness land?

• California
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• Montana
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• Alaska
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• The lower 48 states
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6. Which U.S. President signed the Alaska National Interest Conservation Lands Act (ANILCA)?

• Theodore Roosevelt
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• Ronald Reagan
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• The Act never passed
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• None of the above
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7. Which agency was not directed by the Wilderness Act of 1964 to inventory lands to
determine wilderness characteristics?

• Bureau of Land Management
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• Fish and Wildlife Service
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• Forest Service
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• National Park Service
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8. The term "untrammeled" from the Wilderness Act of 1964, means what?

• in pristine condition
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• wild, free, unfettered
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• without regulations
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• without human visitors
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9. Generally, as visitor use levels increase, resource impacts will:

• Decrease at a constant rate
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• Increase at an increasing rate
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• Increase at a decreasing rate
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• None of the above
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10. Who is associated with the idea of a Land Ethic?

• Howard Zahniser
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• Aldo Leopold
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• Bob Marshall
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• Arthur Carhart
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