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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Silicon Valley.
(b) Imperial Valley.
(c) The San Joaquin Valley.
(d) The Sacramento Valley.

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

3. William Mulholland’s father held what profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Postal clerk.
(d) Car salesman.

4. The dedication ceremony of the Hoover Dam drew approximately how many people?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 6,000.

5. The author describes a restaurant at which hotel in Clayton, Georgia, in the beginning of Chapter Nine?
(a) The Dillard Motor Hotel.
(b) The Davis Lodge.
(c) The Bellingham Hotel.
(d) The Richardson Motor Lodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state capital of Utah?

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. What was the population of San Francisco in 1851?

4. The author begins Chapter Three by stating, “When archaeologists from some other planet sift through the bleached bones of our civilization, they may well conclude that our temples were” what?

5. On what date did Major General William F. Cassidy give a speech titled “The Future of Water Development” before a gathering of his peers in Davis, California, according to the author in Chapter Six?

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