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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Charles Rockwood convince to join forces with him in irrigation, according to the author in Chapter Four?
(a) N.H. Darton.
(b) Bill Warne.
(c) George Chaffey.
(d) Michael Robinson.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, “Modern Utah, where large-scale irrigation has been going on longer than anywhere else,” has what percent of its land area under cultivation?
(a) 3.
(b) 24.
(c) 39.
(d) 12.

3. The drop to the Colorado River is nearly how many feet?
(a) 9,400.
(b) 7,600.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 5,000.

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?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Idaho.

5. What is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 311,000 square kilometers?
(a) The Sahara Desert.
(b) The Sonoran Desert.
(c) The Gila Desert.
(d) The Gobi Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Marriner Stoddard Eccles born?

2. Which Texas historian wrote an article for Harper’s entitled “The American West, Perpetual Mirage”?

3. What were the two sheep-ranching Mormon brothers named who were captivated by the Boulder Canyon Project, according to the author in Chapter Four?

4. Who is quoted in the beginning of Chapter Four as stating, “Ours was the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locale”?

5. When was William Mulholland born?

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