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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After losing the run for presidency, what did Hoover receive?
(a) The position of Secretary of State.
(b) The vice presidency.
(c) A seat in congress.
(d) A seat in the cabinet.

2. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?
(a) A gas bubble.
(b) A sand boil.
(c) A geyser.
(d) A magma bubble.

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

4. After the floods, the nation is talking about disaster. What does Hoover shift the national discussion to?
(a) Organization.
(b) War.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the residents in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?

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

3. Who is very aware of Butler's actions regarding the allocation of funds to the southern parishes?

4. Why do the citizens of the Delta area begin to resent Butler?

5. Who makes the Flood Relief Committee overturn Will Percy's decision to evacuate the refugees?

(see the answer key)

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