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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could be a huge force in politics in the 1920's?
(a) The female vote.
(b) The black vote.
(c) Child labor laws.
(d) Automobiles.

2. Who does Hoover select as the chairman of the Colored Advisory Committee?
(a) Robert Moton.
(b) Governor Simpson.
(c) LeRoy Percy.
(d) William Percy.

3. As the levees in other cities are failing, why would New Orleans "saboteurs" attempt to dynamite the levees by St. Bernard Parish?
(a) It would relieve the water pressure on the New Orleans system.
(b) The levee was broken.
(c) To help the economy of St. Bernard Parish.
(d) They had enemies in that city.

4. Who played a prominent role in getting Thompson's proposal approved?
(a) Coolridge.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Butler.
(d) Will Percy.

5. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?
(a) His honesty to the people of the Delta region.
(b) His role during the flood.
(c) His skills as an engineer.
(d) His generosity to the refugees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In September, 1927 what condition is the Mississippi Drainage Basin in?

2. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?

3. What does Hoover develop a new committee to do after the 1927 floods?

4. What is the atmosphere of the refugee camps?

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

(see the answer key)

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