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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?
(a) Levees, outlets, and cutoffs.
(b) Dams, outlets and cutoffs.
(c) Levees, dams, and cutoffs.
(d) Levees, outlets, and dams.

2. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His brother.
(d) His children.

3. How is the Mississippi River described?
(a) It no longer contains water.
(b) It is a medium sized river.
(c) It is one of the smallest rivers in the world.
(d) It is the longest river in the world.

4. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?
(a) He didn't publish it in the United States.
(b) The Civil War was happening.
(c) The report didn't make any sense.
(d) The Americans didn't believe him.

5. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?
(a) The girl they wanted to marry.
(b) The job to survey the Mississippi River.
(c) Being the mayor of New Orleans.
(d) A trip down the Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept the Delta area underdeveloped during WWI?

2. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?

3. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?

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

5. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?

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