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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In feet, how long is the towboat Mississippi?
(a) 217.
(b) 459.
(c) 42.
(d) 23.

2. In 1973, what happens to the Old River Control structure despite engineers drilling it and filling it with cement?
(a) The entire project is cancelled.
(b) Funding to strengthen the structure is cut.
(c) The foundation is eroded and undermined.
(d) The structure is knocked down and rebuilt.

3. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1931.

4. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Lake Charles.
(d) Alexandria.

5. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:
(a) To help control the Mississippi.
(b) To tame the wild Atchafalaya.
(c) To serve nature and protect man.
(d) To conquer nature and advance humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops a plan to do what?

2. What is commonly fished from the bayou regions around the Atchafalaya?

3. A towboat is designed to:

4. During the fifty years between New Orleans' floods of 1735 and 1785, what does the author say brings a false sense of security against flooding?

5. A snagboat is a river boat that does what?

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