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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1892.

2. In 1962, there were how many megawatts of installed hydroelectric generating capacity in the United States?
(a) 112,564.
(b) 14,595.
(c) 37,342.
(d) 66,238.

3. The Central Arizona Project was created by the Colorado River Basin Project Act of which year?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1979.

4. For what organization was Marc Reisner a staff writer from 1972 to 1979?
(a) The Nature Conservancy.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) The World Wildlife Fund.
(d) The Natural Resources Defense Council.

5. The first boom of travelers to Los Angeles culminated in what year, according to the author in Chapter Two?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Marc Reisner born?

2. Who wrote the archeological record titled Snaketown?

3. According to the author in the Introduction, “Modern Utah, where large-scale irrigation has been going on longer than anywhere else,” has what percent of its land area under cultivation?

4. When was William Mulholland born?

5. In which year did Jimmy Carter begin his term as the 39th President of the United States?

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