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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. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) The leader of the KKK.
(b) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Eads.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

2. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Dredges and bridges.
(b) Creating a new river and a dam.
(c) Canals and dredges.
(d) Bridges and canals.

3. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?
(a) Spices.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silk.

4. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Strategical.
(c) Skittish and scared.
(d) Ruthless and cold.

5. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Changing the course of the river.
(b) Making a series of canals.
(c) Building dams.
(d) A series of jetties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like in the Prologue as the guests of the social party head home?

2. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?

3. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

4. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?

5. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?

(see the answer key)

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