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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in the Introduction that California has the two biggest irrigation projects on earth, but its irrigated acreage is not much larger than what U.S. state?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Idaho.

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

3. How much of the water in California is used for irrigation purposes, according to the author?
(a) 25%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 65%.

4. The Reclamation Act was authored by what U.S. Representative?
(a) Barry Goldwater.
(b) Raymond Hill.
(c) Francis G. Newlands.
(d) Jim Casey.

5. What is the name given to the principal hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds which drain into the Pacific Ocean?
(a) The Continental Divide.
(b) The Rocky Mountains.
(c) The American Ridge.
(d) The Canadian Spur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Almost all of the rain in Napa Valley falls between which months?

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

3. What is the state capital of Utah?

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

5. What word used in the book’s Introduction means allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass?

(see the answer key)

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