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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) A flood occurs.
(b) The river's depth increases.
(c) The river's speed increases.
(d) The direction of the river changes.

3. Why did President Coolidge hire Herbert Hoover?
(a) To organize new laws.
(b) To organize rescue and relief efforts.
(c) To fix the corruption in the Delta area.
(d) To design new levee systems.

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

5. What happened within 10 days of the change in the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A drought.
(c) A dam was built.
(d) One million acres of land was under 10 feet of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the flooding of 1912 and 1913 demonstrate?

2. Who played a prominent role in getting Thompson's proposal approved?

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

4. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?

5. What was James Thompson always seeking?

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