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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thompson go to present his argument to save New Orleans from flooding?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

2. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?
(a) Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
(b) Cincinnati and Cleveland.
(c) Chicago and Columbus.
(d) Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

3. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?
(a) A magma bubble.
(b) A sand boil.
(c) A gas bubble.
(d) A geyser.

4. Why did armed St. Bernard Parish men visit the bankers of New Orleans?
(a) To rob them.
(b) To ensure their city will get what they are promised.
(c) To protect them.
(d) To hold them hostage.

5. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?
(a) They are built to a higher standard.
(b) They are made of different materials.
(c) They are taller.
(d) They are shorter.

6. Why did LeRoy Percy's popularity increase as the Klan began to fall apart?
(a) He was running for president.
(b) He donated a lot of money to the poor.
(c) He was seen as the voice of reason.
(d) He was the one who broke the Klan up.

7. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?
(a) Erosion.
(b) "Substandard" levee construction.
(c) Using only sandbags.
(d) A poor drainage system.

8. What did the flooding of 1912 and 1913 demonstrate?
(a) The strength of the levee system.
(b) The weakness of the government.
(c) The strength of the people.
(d) The failure of the levee system.

9. What did W.A. Percy institute in the Delta area?
(a) Sharecropping and a better treatment of blacks.
(b) Mechanical plows.
(c) A new fertilizer.
(d) A new irrigation system.

10. If Thompson's plan is implemented, what will happen to Plaquemines Parish and St. Bernard?
(a) They will benefit by an influx in jobs.
(b) They will have a drought.
(c) They will flood.
(d) Their soil will become richer.

11. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A richer soil for planting crops.
(c) Property destruction, deaths and devastation.
(d) A great fishing season.

12. How did waves effect the levees?
(a) Their force broke them.
(b) They eroded it.
(c) The waves didn't effect it at all.
(d) The waves made the levee stronger.

13. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?
(a) Humphrey was nervous about the idea.
(b) Humphrey was excited about the idea.
(c) Humphrey took it as a personal insult.
(d) Humphrey thought it was an awful idea.

14. What was James Thompson always seeking?
(a) Acceptance by the society and club members of New Orleans.
(b) A job.
(c) People to steal from.
(d) For ways to make more money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hoover do during WWI?

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

4. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

5. In 1926, what prevented annual levee maintenance?

(see the answer keys)

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