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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1800s, why do levee districts and boards form in Louisiana?
(a) For diplomatic reasons.
(b) To control water levels.
(c) To spread levee costs.
(d) To establish water claims.

2. In New Orleans' earliest days, French settlers begin to live there despite the fact that the area:
(a) Is plagued by giant storms on a weekly basis.
(b) Is full of poisonous snakes.
(c) Has practically no solid ground.
(d) Belongs to Spain.

3. A navigation lock on the bank of the Mississippi River lowers ships down to where?
(a) Atlantic Ocean.
(b) Red River.
(c) Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Atchafalaya River.

4. What is a weir?
(a) Small tugboat.
(b) Large gate.
(c) Small dam.
(d) Large lock.

5. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?
(a) Hideouts.
(b) Farmland.
(c) Military camps.
(d) Storage pits.

Short Answer Questions

1. A towboat is designed to:

2. Every thousand years or so, the Mississippi River goes through a major shift that leaves behind what?

3. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:

4. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?

5. Sympathetically, who does McPhee blame for destructive actions against the natural order of the environment?

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