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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the population of Los Angeles when Harrison Gray Otis moved there?
(a) 29,000.
(b) 12,500.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 22,000.

2. In what year was the Boulder Dam authorized and the All-American Canal on the condition that at least six of the seven states ratify the compact?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1917.

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?
(a) F. B. and J. N. Matthews.
(b) A. T. and P. C. Ebbet.
(c) M. E. and P. M. Jacobs.
(d) W. H. and E. O. Wattis.

4. What river is known as the River of No Return?
(a) The Yellowstone River.
(b) The Owyhee River.
(c) The Snake River.
(d) The Salmon River.

5. What region is located in southeastern Southern California, and is the site of an urban area largely centered on the city of El Centro?
(a) The Sacramento Valley.
(b) The San Joaquin Valley.
(c) Silicon Valley.
(d) Imperial Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what swank resort outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, did the negotiation of the Colorado River Compact take place?

2. Who wrote the authorized history titled Water for the West?

3. Who does the author refer to as “an egomaniacal small-time construction tycoon” in Chapter Four?

4. Who, according to the author, was the unlikeliest commissioner the Bureau ever had?

5. Which states are touched by the Colorado River?

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