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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson and others feel would damage the economy of New Orleans?
(a) The War.
(b) Inflation of goods.
(c) The lack of jobs.
(d) Flooding and information withheld from the public.

2. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?
(a) A geyser.
(b) A sand boil.
(c) A gas bubble.
(d) A magma bubble.

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

4. How did Leroy Percy eventually get a seat in Senate despite his popularity decline?
(a) The seat was left to him in the dead senator's will.
(b) No one else wanted it.
(c) A senator died and he won a special election.
(d) He was voted in by the people.

5. Why did most levees fail?
(a) Poor designing.
(b) Tampering with the levees.
(c) Water pressure.
(d) Low quality materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?

2. In 1926, what prevented annual levee maintenance?

3. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?

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

5. Why were veterans enlisted during the time the levees were being fixed?

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