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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Hoover goes to inspect the levee south of New Orleans?
(a) The levee broke.
(b) His boat was shot at.
(c) He got caught in a storm.
(d) He almost drowned.

2. In 1850, what were the Humphreys and Charles Ellet Jr. competing for?
(a) The girl they wanted to marry.
(b) Being the mayor of New Orleans.
(c) The job to survey the Mississippi River.
(d) A trip down the Mississippi River.

3. When was the first recorded flood of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1643.
(d) 1543.

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

5. How does William Percy gain his reputation?
(a) Through his role in politics.
(b) From his public speaking skills.
(c) Through his poetry.
(d) As a painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. As floodwaters raged, what was happening to the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

2. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

3. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?

4. In May of 1927, what is the state of the Mississippi River?

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

(see the answer key)

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