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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the population of San Francisco in 1851?
(a) 48,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 27,000.
(d) 35,000.

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

4. The population of San Francisco went over how many in 1853?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 150,000.

5. How many major dams does the author say California has in the Introduction?
(a) 560.
(b) 240.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Harrison Gray Otis born?

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

3. When was the Reclamation Act established?

4. 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?

5. What from San Bernardino found their way to the 1884 World’s Fair in New Orleans, where they attracted crowds?

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