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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?
(a) A strong undertow.
(b) Sandbars and large amounts of deposited sediment.
(c) Piracy.
(d) Rocky cliffs.

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

3. What happened the day after Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) A levee to the west of New Orleans breaks.
(b) The rain stopped.
(c) New Orleans flooded regardless.
(d) The river level dropped.

4. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) The leader of the KKK.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) Eads.

5. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?
(a) His role during the flood.
(b) His skills as an engineer.
(c) His honesty to the people of the Delta region.
(d) His generosity to the refugees.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In 1926, the Klan began break apart. Why did this happen?

4. Why was more attention given to Mardi Gras when the history of the area was given?

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

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