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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a 6.2 earthquake in 1971, Leon Silver flies over the San Gabriel Mountains and notices what?
(a) Unstable mountain debris.
(b) Migrations of deer herds.
(c) Large, deep cracks.
(d) Unusual weather patterns.

2. At one point, Rabalais drives the author first to the Mississippi River and then to the Atchafalaya River, showing him that the Mississippi is 18 feet above sea level while the Atchafalaya is how many feet above sea level?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. The citrus groves that once occupied the space at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains have been replaced by:
(a) State parks.
(b) Debris basins.
(c) Pine forests.
(d) Housing developments.

4. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?
(a) A colossal expense.
(b) A remarkable feat of engineering.
(c) An arrogant enterprise.
(d) A worthwhile endeavor.

5. How much money does the Genofile family receive from the county in damages for an improperly designed and maintained basin above their house?
(a) Over eight hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Twelve thousand dollars.
(d) Over three hundred thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every thousand years or so, the Mississippi River goes through a major shift that leaves behind what?

2. After work crews deal with the moving mountain on Iceland's erupting island, what challenge do they face?

3. On General Sand's floating conference boat, Oliver Houck is the only board member who is active in what?

4. In New Orleans' earliest days, French settlers begin to live there despite the fact that the area:

5. Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson is a native of which country?

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