Episode 5 Transcript + Audio Photos Vocabulary Study Sheet Quiz History Study Sheet Quiz Downloads Download All Episode 5:History Quiz <section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>Who first struck oil in Los Angeles, marking the start of the city's oil boom?</h3><ul><li>Emma Summers</li><li>Henry Huntington</li><li>Edward Doheny and Charles Canfield</li><li>The Tongva tribe</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>The unregulated oil boom of the early 1900s led to environmental problems. Select all that apply:</h3><ul><li>Fires</li><li>Water pollution</li><li>Forest growth</li><li>Toxic fumes</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>What nickname did Emma Summers, a unique figure in the oil industry, earn?</h3><ul><li>The Oil Baroness</li><li>The California Golddigger</li><li>The Oil Queen of California</li><li>The Lady Driller</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>How did the massive overproduction of oil impact the early LA oil market?</h3><ul><li>It drastically increased the price of oil and made it scarce</li><li>It caused prices to crash and pressure in the oil field to drop</li><li>It had no significant impact due to high demand</li><li>It led to innovation and improvements in drilling technology</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>Henry Huntington's ______________ became famous as "The Big Red Cars."</h3><ul><li>Pacific Electric Railway</li><li>Central Pacific Railway</li><li>Huntington Trolley System</li><li>Southern Pacific Railway</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>How did the Pacific Electric Railway contribute to the rapid growth of Los Angeles?</h3><ul><li>It offered occasional discounts for workers traveling to city jobs on weekends</li><li>It enabled the development of suburbs with convenient transportation to downtown.</li><li>It primarily transported livestock rather than people between emerging communities</li><li>It created temporary jobs during construction, but most workers left the area afterward</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>What other type of scenic rail line did Henry Huntington acquire to expand his network?</h3><ul><li>A coastal railway south towards San Diego</li><li>A high-speed rail network</li><li>An incline railway into the mountains</li><li>A network of cable cars within the city</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>The Tongva people had extensive oil extraction operations.</h3><ul><li>True</li><li>False</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>Despite setbacks, Henry Huntington remained involved in the railroad industry throughout his life.</h3><ul><li>True</li><li>False</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>Henry Huntington's partnership with the Los Angeles Times had no significant impact on the city's growth</h3><ul><li>True</li><li>False</li></ul></section>
