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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. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?
(a) Attacked Ellet's report.
(b) Traveled the Grand Canyon.
(c) Built a bridge.
(d) Built a railroad.

2. What happened in the Mississippi region between 1884-1889?
(a) The first person traveled cross country.
(b) Railroads developed quickly.
(c) The Hoover Dam was built.
(d) Someone drove a submarine down the Mississippi.

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

4. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) The leader of the KKK.
(c) Eads.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

5. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?
(a) Sandbars and large amounts of deposited sediment.
(b) A strong undertow.
(c) Rocky cliffs.
(d) Piracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?

2. What kept the Delta area underdeveloped during WWI?

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

4. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?

5. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

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