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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1900.

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

3. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?
(a) He was a medic.
(b) He helped keep Missouri in the Union and built ironclads.
(c) He fought on the front lines for the Union.
(d) He helped import weapons for the Union Army.

4. How is the Mississippi River described?
(a) It is a medium sized river.
(b) It is one of the smallest rivers in the world.
(c) It no longer contains water.
(d) It is the longest river in the world.

5. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) A plan to reroute the river.
(b) The U.S. Levee Commission.
(c) A plan to create walls along the river.
(d) The Hoover Dam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?

2. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?

3. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?

4. What did W.A. Percy institute in the Delta area?

5. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

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