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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. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1979.

2. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) The Hoover Dam.
(b) A plan to create walls along the river.
(c) The U.S. Levee Commission.
(d) A plan to reroute the river.

3. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?
(a) He enforced the need for slaves.
(b) He wanted to free all slaves.
(c) He helped Vardaman get defeated for a seat in Senate.
(d) He advocated for the rights of women.

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

5. During the 19th century, what was the attitude about the Mississippi River?
(a) That if you understood the laws of nature, the river could be understood.
(b) People were just confused by the river.
(c) It was harmless.
(d) It was a raging machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?

2. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

3. For decades, what were the levees constructed to do?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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