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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) A plan to create walls along the river.
(b) The U.S. Levee Commission.
(c) The Hoover Dam.
(d) A plan to reroute the river.

2. How did Coolidge not get personally involved in the flooding?
(a) He let the governor handle it.
(b) He hired Hoover.
(c) He ignored the fact that there was a problem.
(d) He hired Percy to take care of it.

3. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?
(a) The President overode the initial decision.
(b) He offered to pay for the work himself.
(c) His idea was better than the others.
(d) He bribed the people.

4. During the major storms that were occurring along the Mississippi River in 1927, what happens to the dam in Arkansas?
(a) It was blown up.
(b) It withstood the flood waters.
(c) It was eroded away.
(d) It was getting repaired.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thompson's proposition to prevent the levees from failing?

2. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?

3. What was James Thompson always seeking?

4. How do black leaders respond to the treatment of the blacks in Greenville?

5. What causes the areas to the west of Louisiana to flood?

(see the answer key)

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