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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does Will Percy make pertaining to the refugees in Greenville?
(a) To create more camps.
(b) To stop giving them resources.
(c) To evacuate them.
(d) To keep them there.

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

3. What happens in June of 1927?
(a) A hurricane hits the area.
(b) A second flood crest moves down the river.
(c) A giant fire destroys New Orleans.
(d) Coolidge is impeached.

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

5. After losing the run for presidency, what did Hoover receive?
(a) The vice presidency.
(b) The position of Secretary of State.
(c) A seat in congress.
(d) A seat in the cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?

3. How does Hoover begin to make improvements of the Delta area during the 1927 floods?

4. How are claimants with political and social connections treated differently from the others awaiting compensation?

5. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?

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