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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. When was the Reclamation Act established?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1902.

4. What is the title of the book’s Introduction?
(a) Rivals in Crime.
(b) A Semidesert with a Desert Heart.
(c) Chinatown.
(d) First Causes.

5. What from San Bernardino found their way to the 1884 World’s Fair in New Orleans, where they attracted crowds?
(a) Himalayan blackberries.
(b) Red Delicious apples.
(c) Valencia oranges.
(d) Bing cherries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Harrison Gray Otis born?

2. The author describes flying over the state of Utah on his way back to California in what year in the Introduction?

3. For what organization was Marc Reisner a staff writer from 1972 to 1979?

4. How long does the author say civilization had existed in Utah since Brigham Young led his followers there, in the Introduction?

5. What is one of the four major prehistoric archaeological Oasisamerica traditions of what is now the American Southwest which the author describes in Chapter One?

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