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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1962, there were how many megawatts of installed hydroelectric generating capacity in the United States?
2. By the mid-1920s, thanks to irrigation pumping, California had surpassed what as the richest agricultural state in the country?
3. In what year was the Corps of Engineers officially christened with its current name?
4. In what county is Phoenix, Arizona?
5. What was the eleventh-largest landowner in California in 1980?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led to the political downfall of Floyd Elgin Dominy?
2. Who does the author describe as being absent at the dedication of the Hoover Dam in Chapter Eight?
3. How does the author describe the assets of the members of the Hohokam culture in Chapter Eight?
4. How does the author describe the Hohokam’s efforts at irrigation in Chapter Eight?
5. How was the Central Valley Project different from other Reclamation projects, according to the author?
6. Where and how did Floyd Elgin Dominy make enemies in his role at the Bureau of Reclamation?
7. Who was Michael Strauss? How is he described by the author?
8. What caused a change for California’s economy in the 1920s?
9. What project does the author describe as symbolic of California’s wealth in Chapter Ten?
10. How does Marc Reisner describe the winter of 1861-1862 for Californians in Chapter Ten?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Harrison Gray Otis. When and where was he born? What brought him to L.A.? How did Otis secure ownership of the Times and the Mirror? How much did each cost him?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss Floyd Elgin Dominy. When and where was Dominy born? How is he characterized in the text? What opposing views can be found in written history?What were his aspirations within the Bureau of Reclamation?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of damming in the American South. Why did the South construct as many dams as it did? How do these dams differ from those in California and the West? What has been their impact on the environment?
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