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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river does the author mention that connects the Atchafalaya and the Mississippi to form an H?
(a) New River.
(b) Old River.
(c) Black River.
(d) Red River.

2. In 1928, Congress enacts the Flood Control Act to start what?
(a) Mississippi River and Tributaries Project.
(b) Rivers, Tributaries, and Levees Effort.
(c) Old and New Rivers Effort.
(d) Atchafalaya River and Levees Project.

3. Atchafalaya is a what?
(a) City.
(b) Waterfall.
(c) Mountain.
(d) River.

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

5. Henry Shreve changes the Mississippi River by introducing what?
(a) Gambling along the river.
(b) Vegetation native to Mexico.
(c) Mississippi steamboat.
(d) New fish breeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:

2. What are residents of French Acadia called?

3. In the mid-1800s, the United States Congress passes a Swamp and Overflow Land Act to:

4. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?

5. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?

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