1. Who is quoted in the beginning of Chapter Four as stating, “Ours was the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locale”?
(a) Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza.
(d) Marriner Stoddard Eccles.

2. What is the title of Chapter Three?
(a) “The Red Queen.”
(b) “A Country of Illusion.”
(c) “First Causes.”
(d) “Things Fall Apart.”

3. What does the author claim in the Introduction that, “because of their moisture requirements,” are our physiological counterparts in the kingdom of plants?
(a) Lichens.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Trees.
(d) Ferns.

4. What region is located in southeastern Southern California, and is the site of an urban area largely centered on the city of El Centro?
(a) The Sacramento Valley.
(b) Imperial Valley.
(c) The San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Silicon Valley.

5. On what date did Major General William F. Cassidy give a speech titled “The Future of Water Development” before a gathering of his peers in Davis, California, according to the author in Chapter Six?
(a) August 16, 1962.
(b) September 22, 1951.
(c) June 2, 1975.
(d) February 27, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was to the man to “discover a malleable yellow rock in the tail race of Sutter’s Mill on the American River above Sacramento” in the 1800s,” according to the author in Chapter One?

2. In what year did Harry S. Truman assume the office of the U.S. Presidency?

3. When did Harrison Gray Otis move to Santa Barbara, California?

4. The Grand Coulee is an ancient riverbed in what U.S. state?

5. Which states are touched by the Colorado River?

(see the answer key)

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