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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Leroy Percy eventually get a seat in Senate despite his popularity decline?
(a) No one else wanted it.
(b) He was voted in by the people.
(c) The seat was left to him in the dead senator's will.
(d) A senator died and he won a special election.

2. What do Simpson and the others do to find a solution to the compensation problem?
(a) They donate the money from the City of New Orleans.
(b) They try to raise more money.
(c) They have public and private talks with Butler.
(d) They fire Butler.

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

4. What is Hoover's main response to the Greenville situation?
(a) He asked the President for help.
(b) He dontated money himself.
(c) He went into damage control.
(d) He ignored it.

5. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?
(a) They are taller.
(b) They are built to a higher standard.
(c) They are shorter.
(d) They are made of different materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?

2. The total amount of claims between St. Bernard and Plaquemines is $35 million. How much do these parishes receive between the two of them at the end?

3. Who receives large bonuses for the work they did during the floods?

4. What did Thompson and others feel would damage the economy of New Orleans?

5. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?

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