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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?
(a) Attacked Ellet's report.
(b) Traveled the Grand Canyon.
(c) Built a railroad.
(d) Built a bridge.

2. What kept the Delta area underdeveloped during WWI?
(a) A busy hurricane season.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) A lack of manpower.
(d) War with the Native Americans.

3. What was the weather like in the Prologue as the guests of the social party head home?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Sunny.

4. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) The river's depth increases.
(b) The direction of the river changes.
(c) The river's speed increases.
(d) A flood occurs.

5. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) A series of jetties.
(b) Changing the course of the river.
(c) Building dams.
(d) Making a series of canals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the flooding of 1912 and 1913 demonstrate?

2. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?

3. How is the Mississippi River described?

4. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?

5. What happened in the Mississippi region between 1884-1889?

(see the answer key)

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