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Fradkin Chapter 3: Land of Fire

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1.

Dillon Myer, national director of the War Relocation Authority, later went on to head what other organization?

 

a.

United Nations

 

b.

Organization of Western States

 

c.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Answer 1:

d.

The Pacific Water Commission

 

2.

Which mountain in California is most often associated with mythology, mysticism and the supernatural?

 

a.

Mt. Shasta

 

b.

Mt. Lassen

 

c.

Mt. Saint Helen's

Answer 2:

d.

Mt. Whitney

 

3.

Which of these persons was the leader of the Modoc Indians in their stand against the U.S. Army in 1870s?

 

a.

Geronimo

 

b.

Captain Jack

 

c.

Blue Jacket

Answer 3:

d.

Chief Joseph

 

4.

What program did the government use to try to get people to settle in the Tule Lake area after World War II?

 

a.

Rural Delivery Notice

 

b.

Homesteading

 

c.

Rural Settlement Act

Answer 4:

d.

Gentrification

 

5.

What mythical group was rumored to inhabit the territory near Mt. Shasta?

 

a.

Javanese

 

b.

Shastonians

 

c.

Lemurians

Answer 5:

d.

Atlantians