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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?
(a) Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
(b) Chicago and Columbus.
(c) Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
(d) Cincinnati and Cleveland.

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

3. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?
(a) Property destruction, deaths and devastation.
(b) A great fishing season.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A richer soil for planting crops.

4. In early 1927, what did many of the communities begin to do?
(a) Develop evacuation plans.
(b) Patrol their levees with armed guards.
(c) Rebuild their levees to be stronger.
(d) Repair their levees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Butler limit payments to the people in the southern parishes?

2. After losing the run for presidency, what did Hoover receive?

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

4. How did Coolidge not get personally involved in the flooding?

5. Who is very aware of Butler's actions regarding the allocation of funds to the southern parishes?

(see the answer key)

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