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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. The author mentions that when he met Rabalais, he wore what in his pocket?
(a) Red bandana.
(b) Checkered bandana.
(c) Silver pocket watch.
(d) Gold pocket watch.

2. In the San Dimas Experimental Forest, Wade Wells is a:
(a) Quality control engineer.
(b) Hydrologist.
(c) Forest ranger.
(d) Concrete expert.

3. In the mountains of Southern California, brush fires ignite by:
(a) Accident, arson, or lightning.
(b) Spontaneous combustion.
(c) Arson or high temperatures.
(d) Accident or spontaneous combustion.

4. Where do Bob and Jackie Genofile live?
(a) In Los Angeles at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
(b) Up high in the San Gabriel Mountains overlooking Los Angeles.
(c) At the base of a gentle Hollywood hill.
(d) Atop a gentle Hollywood hill.

5. Congress mandates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the Mississippi and tributaries in order to assure and improve what?
(a) Inland navigation.
(b) Aquatic recreation.
(c) Water rights.
(d) Farmland irrigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Leon Silver?

2. A towboat is designed to:

3. How long does the the Mauna Loa eruption of 1984 last?

4. What ultimately happens to the moving piece of mountain on Vestmannaeyjar?

5. In the spring of 1973, what does the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do to try to alleviate the tremendous force of water against the control structure?

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