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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?
(a) A gas bubble.
(b) A geyser.
(c) A sand boil.
(d) A magma bubble.

4. What was the reputation of the Boston Club?
(a) Its members have social status and wealth.
(b) It is a very charitable organization.
(c) It is open to anyone who wants to join.
(d) It is not a reputable club.

5. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?
(a) The job to survey the Mississippi River.
(b) The girl they wanted to marry.
(c) Being the mayor of New Orleans.
(d) A trip down the Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two things did river height depend on?

2. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?

3. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?

4. What percentage of the United States does the Mississippi River drain?

5. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?

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