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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is very aware of Butler's actions regarding the allocation of funds to the southern parishes?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Governor Simpson.
(c) President Coolidge.
(d) William Percy.

2. In 1926, what prevented annual levee maintenance?
(a) No materials.
(b) Very low rivers.
(c) Very high rivers.
(d) No workers.

3. Why do the citizens of the Delta area begin to resent Butler?
(a) He was a nasty man.
(b) He was successful and the person limiting reimbursements.
(c) He was a con artist.
(d) He was robbing everyone.

4. Why does Hoover accept the offer to head the flood relief committee?
(a) He was offered a large sum of money.
(b) He wanted to help the people in that area.
(c) He always wanted to visit the Delta area.
(d) He sees it as a great opportunity to gain popularity with the public.

5. Whose biography was told?
(a) Coolidge.
(b) Will Percy.
(c) Hoover.
(d) LeRoy Percy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hoover do during WWI?

2. How were the levees damaged in early 1927?

3. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?

4. During the major storms that were occurring along the Mississippi River in 1927, what happens to the dam in Arkansas?

5. Butler continues to make promises to the southern parishes but what are his intentions?

(see the answer key)

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