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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?
(a) They never flooded before.
(b) They had a higher elevation than the other cities.
(c) They had an 8 foot high protection levee.
(d) They weren't right on the river.

2. How were the results of Thompson's plan being predicted?
(a) There will be thousands of refugees but the river will still rise.
(b) The river will stop rising.
(c) There will be no refugees.
(d) New Orleans will be saved.

3. What did St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes demand if Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) Full compensation for the damages that are done.
(b) A share of the profits.
(c) To become part of New Orleans.
(d) New levees to be built.

4. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1 million.

5. Why did armed St. Bernard Parish men visit the bankers of New Orleans?
(a) To rob them.
(b) To hold them hostage.
(c) To protect them.
(d) To ensure their city will get what they are promised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?

2. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?

3. What did the flooding of 1912 and 1913 demonstrate?

4. What happened within 10 days of the change in the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

5. For decades, what were the levees constructed to do?

(see the answer key)

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