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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?
(a) He wanted to free all slaves.
(b) He advocated for the rights of women.
(c) He helped Vardaman get defeated for a seat in Senate.
(d) He enforced the need for slaves.

2. What was "changing the fabric of society" in the Delta region during WWI?
(a) Women had equal rights.
(b) Blacks were receiving an education.
(c) Slaves were banished.
(d) War, technology and new sexuality.

3. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?
(a) Property destruction, deaths and devastation.
(b) A great fishing season.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A richer soil for planting crops.

4. Before going to Washington, what was Hoover's life like?
(a) He was a wealthy, successful engineer.
(b) He was poor and a blue collar worker.
(c) He was a successful lawyer.
(d) He was middle class and owned a business.

5. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?
(a) They are built to a higher standard.
(b) They are made of different materials.
(c) They are taller.
(d) They are shorter.

6. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) The river's depth increases.
(b) The river's speed increases.
(c) A flood occurs.
(d) The direction of the river changes.

7. How is the Mississippi River described?
(a) It no longer contains water.
(b) It is a medium sized river.
(c) It is the longest river in the world.
(d) It is one of the smallest rivers in the world.

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

9. What was the basis of political power and structure of Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?
(a) Making and selling illegal alcohol.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Trade.
(d) Businesses.

10. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
(a) St. Louis and Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago and St. Louis.
(c) New York and Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago and New York.

11. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?
(a) Traveled the Grand Canyon.
(b) Built a railroad.
(c) Built a bridge.
(d) Attacked Ellet's report.

12. Who are the patrons of the Boston Club?
(a) The blue collar workers.
(b) Nearly all the bank presidents in New Orleans.
(c) The blacks.
(d) The farmers.

13. What was James Thompson always seeking?
(a) A job.
(b) For ways to make more money.
(c) People to steal from.
(d) Acceptance by the society and club members of New Orleans.

14. In 1926, what prevented annual levee maintenance?
(a) No materials.
(b) Very high rivers.
(c) No workers.
(d) Very low rivers.

15. What event did the Boston Club pay a large role in?
(a) Planning Mardi Gras.
(b) Harvesting the area.
(c) Rebuliding the city of New Orleans.
(d) The impending flood waters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will eventually happen to the water released through the Mounds Landing crevasse?

2. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

3. In 1920, the country was filled with racial hatred and fear. What group gained enormous fame and wealth during this time?

4. Which two things did river height depend on?

5. Why did LeRoy Percy's popularity increase as the Klan began to fall apart?

(see the answer keys)

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