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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?
(a) A trip down the Mississippi River.
(b) The girl they wanted to marry.
(c) The job to survey the Mississippi River.
(d) Being the mayor of New Orleans.

2. Which two things did river height depend on?
(a) The volume and direction of the water.
(b) Speed and depth of the water.
(c) Volume and speed of the water.
(d) Volume and temperature of the water.

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

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

5. Why were veterans enlisted during the time the levees were being fixed?
(a) To protect the area from the Native Americans.
(b) To boost the economy.
(c) To train them for another tour of war.
(d) To prevent sabotage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

2. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?

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

4. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

5. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?

(see the answer key)

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