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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the United States does the Mississippi River drain?
(a) 25%.
(b) 41%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

2. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?
(a) The channel is only 14 feet deep and the sandbar is still there.
(b) The channel is 16 feet deep with no sandbar.
(c) The channel is 16 feet deep but a sandbar still exists.
(d) The channel did not get any deeper.

3. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Dredges and bridges.
(b) Bridges and canals.
(c) Creating a new river and a dam.
(d) Canals and dredges.

4. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
(a) St. Louis and Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago and New York.
(c) New York and Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago and St. Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?

2. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

3. How is the Mississippi River described?

4. What did W.A. Percy institute in the Delta area?

5. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

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