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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction & Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the sonnet “Ozymandias,” which is quoted in the opening of Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water?
(a) Jim Casey.
(b) Michael Robinson.
(c) James Marshall.
(d) Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

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) Ferns.
(b) Trees.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Lichens.

4. For what organization was Marc Reisner a staff writer from 1972 to 1979?
(a) The World Wildlife Fund.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) The Natural Resources Defense Council.
(d) The Nature Conservancy.

5. What is the longest running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth?
(a) The SatNav Registry.
(b) MapQuest.
(c) The Landsat Program.
(d) Google Maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is known as the River of No Return?

2. A letter is quoted in Chapter One from Francisco Vásquez de Coronado to whom?

3. In what year did Marc Reisner die?

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

5. When was Marc Reisner born?

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