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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what county is Phoenix, Arizona?
(a) Navajo County.
(b) Maricopa County.
(c) Apache County.
(d) Mohave County.

2. According to Major General William F. Cassidy, how many acres of cultivated land were there per person in the 1890s?
(a) 2.
(b) 41.
(c) 24.
(d) 77.

3. Where was Harrison Gray Otis born?
(a) Marietta, Ohio.
(b) Green Bay, Wisconsin.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Ely, Minnesota.

4. When was Marc Reisner born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1955.

5. What is the title of the book’s Introduction?
(a) A Semidesert with a Desert Heart.
(b) Rivals in Crime.
(c) Chinatown.
(d) First Causes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Kern County Land Company was originally put together by James Ben Ali Haggin and who?

2. In what year was the legislation on the Hoover Dam passed?

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

4. Which states are touched by the Colorado River?

5. The Hoover Dam is on the border between which two U.S. states?

(see the answer key)

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