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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Franklin Roosevelt dedicate the Hoover Dam?
(a) April 25, 1907.
(b) December 4, 1942.
(c) June 6, 1928.
(d) September 30, 1935.

2. According to the author in Chapter Eight, “The first serious doubts about the 7.5-million-acre-foot figure were raised bywhat distinguished hydrologic engineer at a conference in Washington, D.C., in 1953?
(a) Emil Haury.
(b) Herbert Grubb.
(c) Raymond Hill.
(d) Henry J. Kaiser.

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

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

5. Who wrote the authorized history titled Water for the West?
(a) Floyd Dominy.
(b) W. H. Wattis.
(c) Jim Wright.
(d) Michael Robinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Charles Rockwood convince to join forces with him in irrigation, according to the author in Chapter Four?

2. What mountain range described in the Introduction stretches approximately 160 miles from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States?

3. What western city does the author describe “with exotic palms and golf-course lawns and a five-hundred-foot fountain and an artificial surf” in the Introduction?

4. What important figure refused to attend the dedication of the Hoover Dam?

5. Where was Marc Reisner born?

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