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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?
(a) Built taller houses.
(b) Found a local evauation area.
(c) Evacuated the Delta area.
(d) Stayed in their homes.

2. What percentage of the United States does the Mississippi River drain?
(a) 25%.
(b) 41%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

3. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?
(a) He was a medic.
(b) He helped import weapons for the Union Army.
(c) He fought on the front lines for the Union.
(d) He helped keep Missouri in the Union and built ironclads.

4. How long do the food stages last?
(a) A year.
(b) 2-4 months.
(c) 6-8 months.
(d) 4-6 months.

5. Who refuses to care for the lower parishes even though it was promised to them by New Orleans?
(a) Hoover and The Red Cross.
(b) Butler and Hoover.
(c) The Red Cross and Butler.
(d) Simpson and Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?

2. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?

3. What is the atmosphere of the refugee camps?

4. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?

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

(see the answer key)

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