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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?
(a) They never flooded before.
(b) They had an 8 foot high protection levee.
(c) They weren't right on the river.
(d) They had a higher elevation than the other cities.

2. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) The leader of the KKK.
(c) Eads.
(d) President Theodore Roosevelt.

3. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?
(a) The Americans didn't believe him.
(b) He didn't publish it in the United States.
(c) The Civil War was happening.
(d) The report didn't make any sense.

4. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
(a) Chicago and St. Louis.
(b) St. Louis and Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago and New York.
(d) New York and Philadelphia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the patrons of the Boston Club?

2. Why were veterans enlisted during the time the levees were being fixed?

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

4. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?

5. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

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