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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was William Mulholland born?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1855.

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

4. When was John Wesley Powell born?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1865.

5. How many acres of marsh and swamp forest were converted to farms in Arkansas and Louisiana, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) 60 million.
(b) 9 million.
(c) 25 million.
(d) 3 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. In what year did Franklin D. Roosevelt take office as President of the United States?

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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