View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "changing the fabric of society" in the Delta region during WWI?
(a) Blacks were receiving an education.
(b) Slaves were banished.
(c) War, technology and new sexuality.
(d) Women had equal rights.

2. What is Will's position during the floods of 1927?
(a) He is mayor of New Orleans.
(b) He is Hoover's assistant.
(c) He is chairman of the Red Cross.
(d) He is the President's secretary.

3. What happens as the rain continues to fall in the Delta area?
(a) The Mississippi River gets longer.
(b) A waterfall develops at the bottom of the Mississippi.
(c) Multiple levees continue to fail.
(d) Crevases widen.

4. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
(a) New York and Philadelphia.
(b) St. Louis and Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago and New York.
(d) Chicago and St. Louis.

5. Prior to Thompson's plan being implemented, what happened to the refugees south of the levee?
(a) They refused to leave.
(b) They built a new levee.
(c) They evacuated.
(d) They protested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?

2. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?

3. What happens in June of 1927?

4. What did Hoover do during WWI?

5. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 284 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample