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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Harrison Gray Otis move to Santa Barbara, California?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1911.

2. When was John Wesley Powell born?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1865.

3. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt born?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1921.

4. In 1962, the total amount of federally built reservoir storage in the nation was somewhere around how many acres-feet?
(a) 950 million.
(b) 300 million.
(c) 80 million.
(d) 2 billion.

5. William Mulholland’s father held what profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Postal clerk.
(d) Car salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Kern County Land Company was originally put together by James Ben Ali Haggin and who?

2. When was Marriner Stoddard Eccles born?

3. When was Harry Chandler born?

4. What is the motto of the Corps of Engineers?

5. The author states there are currently how many acres of cultivated land per person in the U.S. in Chapter Six?

(see the answer key)

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