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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 & 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Grand Coulee is an ancient riverbed in what U.S. state?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Washington.
(c) Montana.
(d) Arizona.

2. How long does the author say civilization had existed in Utah since Brigham Young led his followers there, in the Introduction?
(a) 212 years.
(b) 134 years.
(c) 56 years.
(d) 328 years.

3. According to the author in Chapter Two, “the most persecuted among the virtuous in nineteenth-century America were, besides peaceful Indians and runaway slaves and Mennonites and Quakers, the members of” what faith?
(a) The Christian Science faith.
(b) The Mormon faith.
(c) The Jewish faith.
(d) The Muslim faith.

4. What is the state capital of Utah?
(a) Provo.
(b) Moab.
(c) Ogden.
(d) Salt Lake City.

5. Where was William Mulholland born?
(a) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) Lisbon, Portugal.
(c) Stockholm, Sweden.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many major dams does the author say California has in the Introduction?

2. According to the author, “New England was completely forested in 1620 and nearly deforested” how many years later?

3. 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?

4. The Sierra Nevada foothills are how many miles across the Central Valley from San Francisco?

5. When was William Mulholland born?

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