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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?
(a) Dams, outlets and cutoffs.
(b) Levees, outlets, and cutoffs.
(c) Levees, dams, and cutoffs.
(d) Levees, outlets, and dams.

2. What did Thompson and others feel would damage the economy of New Orleans?
(a) Flooding and information withheld from the public.
(b) Inflation of goods.
(c) The War.
(d) The lack of jobs.

3. Why does Hoover accept the offer to head the flood relief committee?
(a) He sees it as a great opportunity to gain popularity with the public.
(b) He was offered a large sum of money.
(c) He always wanted to visit the Delta area.
(d) He wanted to help the people in that area.

4. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?
(a) Skittish and scared.
(b) Ruthless and cold.
(c) Strategical.
(d) Sympathetic.

5. Why is Butler's bank paid a generous sum of money?
(a) They collected a lot of money from taxes.
(b) They sold a lot of property to businesses after the floods.
(c) They owned insurance on the homes in the southern parishes.
(d) The bank's yacht was used in rescue missions.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the black work force does not return to the area, what does LeRoy Percy believe will happen?

2. Who receives large bonuses for the work they did during the floods?

3. Who refuses to care for the lower parishes even though it was promised to them by New Orleans?

4. Hoover speaks to the black community to ease tempers. How does the black community respond?

5. What was the weather like in the Prologue as the guests of the social party head home?

(see the answer key)

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