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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt born?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1882.

2. Who was to the man to “discover a malleable yellow rock in the tail race of Sutter’s Mill on the American River above Sacramento” in the 1800s,” according to the author in Chapter One?
(a) Floyd Dominy.
(b) James Marshall.
(c) Emil Haury.
(d) C.W. Hollister.

3. According to the author, “New England was completely forested in 1620 and nearly deforested” how many years later?
(a) 150.
(b) 85.
(c) 30.
(d) 120.

4. In 1930, the American West had a population of how many people?
(a) 11 million.
(b) 18 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 7 million.

5. Who, according to the author, was the unlikeliest commissioner the Bureau ever had?
(a) Robert Caro.
(b) Ray Roberts.
(c) Raymond Hill.
(d) Mike Strauss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Marc Reisner born?

2. The Grand Coulee is an ancient riverbed in what U.S. state?

3. The first boom of travelers to Los Angeles culminated in what year, according to the author in Chapter Two?

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

5. When was the revised and updated version of Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water published?

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