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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the two sheep-ranching Mormon brothers named who were captivated by the Boulder Canyon Project, according to the author in Chapter Four?
(a) A. T. and P. C. Ebbet.
(b) W. H. and E. O. Wattis.
(c) F. B. and J. N. Matthews.
(d) M. E. and P. M. Jacobs.

2. When was the revised and updated version of Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water published?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1985.

3. In what year did Charles Rockwood see the Colorado River for the first time?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1892.

4. The author begins Chapter Three by stating, “When archaeologists from some other planet sift through the bleached bones of our civilization, they may well conclude that our temples were” what?
(a) Oceans.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Dams.

5. In 1885, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad linked Los Angeles directly with what city?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Harrison Gray Otis born?

2. In what year was the Boulder Dam authorized and the All-American Canal on the condition that at least six of the seven states ratify the compact?

3. What from San Bernardino found their way to the 1884 World’s Fair in New Orleans, where they attracted crowds?

4. From whom did Harrison Gray Otis purchase the Santa Barbara Press?

5. In what year did Marc Reisner die?

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