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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hoover manage to import boats to the area?
(a) He bought new ones to send in the area.
(b) He used the help of the Red Cross.
(c) He paid people large amounts of money to borrow their boats.
(d) He ordered the Coast Guard to go into the area.

2. What did Hoover do during WWI?
(a) He fought overseas.
(b) He organized a large relief program.
(c) He trained soldiers.
(d) He worked in a hospital.

3. Who played a prominent role in getting Thompson's proposal approved?
(a) Hoover.
(b) Butler.
(c) Will Percy.
(d) Coolridge.

4. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?
(a) A great fishing season.
(b) Property destruction, deaths and devastation.
(c) A richer soil for planting crops.
(d) Nothing.

5. What will eventually happen to the water released through the Mounds Landing crevasse?
(a) It will flow back into the Mississippi River.
(b) It will flow into the Arkansas River.
(c) It will flow into the Colorado River.
(d) It will continue to flood the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. After losing the run for presidency, what did Hoover receive?

2. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?

3. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

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

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

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