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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two things did river height depend on?
(a) Volume and speed of the water.
(b) Speed and depth of the water.
(c) The volume and direction of the water.
(d) Volume and temperature of the water.

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

3. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Canals and dredges.
(b) Bridges and canals.
(c) Creating a new river and a dam.
(d) Dredges and bridges.

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

5. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Skittish and scared.
(c) Ruthless and cold.
(d) Strategical.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the levees damaged in early 1927?

2. Why did LeRoy Percy's popularity increase as the Klan began to fall apart?

3. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?

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

5. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

(see the answer key)

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