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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Range.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book, Broken Heartland?
(a) John Mack Faragher.
(b) Meredith Ogilby.
(c) Robert H. Vine.
(d) Osha Gray Davidson.

2. In 1996, which agency investigates the concentration of large meat-packing companies?
(a) USDA.
(b) EPA.
(c) CIA.
(d) FBI.

3. What is the main drag in Colorado Springs?
(a) The Strip.
(b) Cheyenne Lane.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Tejon Street.

4. The receipt of a tax break by ranchers for donating future development rights to a Colorado land trust is called a ________.
(a) Conservation easement.
(b) Farewell write-off.
(c) Truncated write-off.
(d) Trust easement.

5. What takes over Southern California, completely changing the lifestyle of the population there?
(a) The railway system.
(b) Television.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The assembly line.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which county was planning to build a highway right through the heart of Hank's ranch?

2. How did Hank die?

3. Republican Congressman Howard Coble, who introduces legislation to regulate franchising, is from which state?

4. Colorado has lost how many acres of ranch land to development in the last twenty years?

5. Which Canadian firm becomes the number-two fry company after buying Ore-Ida in 1997?

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