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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hoover select as the chairman of the Colored Advisory Committee?
(a) Governor Simpson.
(b) William Percy.
(c) Robert Moton.
(d) LeRoy Percy.

2. Prior to Thompson's plan being implemented, what happened to the refugees south of the levee?
(a) They refused to leave.
(b) They evacuated.
(c) They protested.
(d) They built a new levee.

3. What did the high river levels threaten in 1912?
(a) To break the dam.
(b) To top the levee before the sandbags come.
(c) To wash away all the crops.
(d) To bring sewage into Mississippi.

4. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?
(a) To be able to keep slaves.
(b) Better treatment for blacks and education for black children..
(c) Equal rights for women in education and the workforce.
(d) The right for women to vote.

5. Before going to Washington, what was Hoover's life like?
(a) He was middle class and owned a business.
(b) He was a wealthy, successful engineer.
(c) He was poor and a blue collar worker.
(d) He was a successful lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hoover's main response to the Greenville situation?

2. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?

3. What do Simpson and the others do to find a solution to the compensation problem?

4. What was unique about the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

5. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?

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