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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that how much of New Orleans lies fifteen feet below sea level?
(a) One quarter.
(b) All of it.
(c) Half.
(d) Ten percent.

2. The author mentions that when he met Rabalais, he wore what in his pocket?
(a) Silver pocket watch.
(b) Checkered bandana.
(c) Gold pocket watch.
(d) Red bandana.

3. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?
(a) Number of private boats.
(b) Complaints.
(c) Number of bird colonies.
(d) Storms.

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

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

6. When was the Kent, a small towboat used by the U.S. Army Corps, put into service?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1973.

7. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:
(a) Generate new contracts.
(b) Fine environmentalists.
(c) Settle differences.
(d) Capture poachers.

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

9. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:
(a) Engineers.
(b) Government officials.
(c) All of the them.
(d) Residents.

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

11. From the time that the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, what word does the author associate with the river and the region?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Collision.
(d) Control.

12. Who is Raphael G. Kazmann?
(a) Developer of tripod pilings.
(b) Author of Modern Hydrology.
(c) Author of Modern Thermodynamics.
(d) Developer of electromagnetic therapy.

13. 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?
(a) Extended, raised levees.
(b) Drought conditions.
(c) Concrete seawalls.
(d) Prosperous economic boom.

14. What are residents of French Acadia called?
(a) Francadians.
(b) Cajuns.
(c) Arcadians.
(d) Mississipiuns.

15. Over a number of centuries, how does the Mississippi River form the state of Louisiana?
(a) By creating all of the state's boundaries.
(b) By overflowing river banks.
(c) By irrigating carefully cultivated fields.
(d) By cutting deep, rocky canyons into the land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?

3. During high spring waters, what danger forms unseen beneath turbulent waters at the outflow to the Atchafalaya?

4. A navigation lock on the bank of the Mississippi River lowers ships down to where?

5. What does Major General Thomas Sands do each year on the Mississippi in late summer or early fall?

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