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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were the levees damaged in early 1927?
(a) By tornadoes and earthquakes.
(b) By high winds and earthquakes.
(c) By tornadoes and high winds.
(d) By high temperatures and high winds.

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

4. Before going to Washington, what was Hoover's life like?
(a) He was poor and a blue collar worker.
(b) He was middle class and owned a business.
(c) He was a wealthy, successful engineer.
(d) He was a successful lawyer.

5. How did Coolidge not get personally involved in the flooding?
(a) He let the governor handle it.
(b) He ignored the fact that there was a problem.
(c) He hired Percy to take care of it.
(d) He hired Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Hoover do during WWI?

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

(see the answer key)

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