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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what swank resort outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, did the negotiation of the Colorado River Compact take place?
(a) Bishop’s Lodge.
(b) Desert Oasis Hotel and Spa.
(c) Mesa Verde Lodge.
(d) Thirty Palms Resort.

2. 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) Rivers.
(b) Dams.
(c) Oceans.
(d) Deserts.

3. In 1848, what was the population of San Francisco?
(a) 4,500.
(b) 800.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 2,500.

4. From whom did Harrison Gray Otis purchase the Santa Barbara Press?
(a) James Marshall.
(b) Robert Caro.
(c) Barry Goldwater.
(d) C.W. Hollister.

5. According to the author in the Introduction, “Fifty-six years after the first earth was turned beside City Creek, the Mormons had” how many “acres under full or partial irrigation in several states”?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 6,000,000.
(c) 2,000,000.
(d) 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book’s Introduction?

2. When was Marc Reisner born?

3. When was the Bayano Dam built?

4. How much of the water in California is used for irrigation purposes, according to the author?

5. Almost all of the rain in Napa Valley falls between which months?

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