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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Hoover goes to inspect the levee south of New Orleans?
(a) The levee broke.
(b) He got caught in a storm.
(c) His boat was shot at.
(d) He almost drowned.

2. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?
(a) Gold.
(b) Spices.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

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

4. What happened the day after Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) A levee to the west of New Orleans breaks.
(b) New Orleans flooded regardless.
(c) The river level dropped.
(d) The rain stopped.

5. As other cities are flooding, why did panic erupt amongst the residents in New Orleans?
(a) There has been a series of murders.
(b) They can see the water rising along the levee.
(c) There are no jobs.
(d) They can't get any food into the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened within 10 days of the change in the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

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

3. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?

4. Who makes the Flood Relief Committee overturn Will Percy's decision to evacuate the refugees?

5. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?

(see the answer key)

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