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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the 19th century, what was the attitude about the Mississippi River?
(a) People were just confused by the river.
(b) That if you understood the laws of nature, the river could be understood.
(c) It was harmless.
(d) It was a raging machine.

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

3. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?
(a) He offered to pay for the work himself.
(b) The President overode the initial decision.
(c) His idea was better than the others.
(d) He bribed the people.

4. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) A flood occurs.
(b) The direction of the river changes.
(c) The river's speed increases.
(d) The river's depth increases.

5. In 1920, the country was filled with racial hatred and fear. What group gained enormous fame and wealth during this time?
(a) The Democrats.
(b) The KKK.
(c) The Republicans.
(d) The Masons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did most levees fail?

3. What was Thompson's proposition to prevent the levees from failing?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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