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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:
(a) Diminished.
(b) Lost.
(c) Enriched.
(d) Renewed.

3. Rabalais says he remembers being taught in high school that one day, these would be built:
(a) Skyscrapers along the river banks.
(b) Lighter and sturdier barges.
(c) Ships to travel faster along rivers.
(d) Structures to control water flows.

4. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:
(a) To tame the wild Atchafalaya.
(b) To conquer nature and advance humanity.
(c) To serve nature and protect man.
(d) To help control the Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?

2. In 1928, Congress enacts the Flood Control Act to start what?

3. Sympathetically, who does McPhee blame for destructive actions against the natural order of the environment?

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

5. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?

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