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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was at the center of New Orleans finances and is also a Club member?
(a) LeRoy Percy.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Will Percy.
(d) James Pierce Butler Jr.

2. If Thompson's plan is implemented, what will happen to Plaquemines Parish and St. Bernard?
(a) They will have a drought.
(b) Their soil will become richer.
(c) They will flood.
(d) They will benefit by an influx in jobs.

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

4. 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) A trip down the Mississippi River.
(d) Being the mayor of New Orleans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?

2. As the levees in other cities are failing, why would New Orleans "saboteurs" attempt to dynamite the levees by St. Bernard Parish?

3. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?

4. What was "changing the fabric of society" in the Delta region during WWI?

5. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?

(see the answer key)

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