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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?
(a) He didn't publish it in the United States.
(b) The Americans didn't believe him.
(c) The report didn't make any sense.
(d) The Civil War was happening.

3. When was the first recorded flood of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1543.
(b) 1743.
(c) 1643.
(d) 1882.

4. Which two things did river height depend on?
(a) The volume and direction of the water.
(b) Volume and temperature of the water.
(c) Volume and speed of the water.
(d) Speed and depth of the water.

5. What was "changing the fabric of society" in the Delta region during WWI?
(a) War, technology and new sexuality.
(b) Slaves were banished.
(c) Women had equal rights.
(d) Blacks were receiving an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?

2. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?

3. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

4. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?

5. What kept the Delta area underdeveloped during WWI?

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