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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?
(a) The channel is 16 feet deep with no sandbar.
(b) The channel is 16 feet deep but a sandbar still exists.
(c) The channel did not get any deeper.
(d) The channel is only 14 feet deep and the sandbar is still there.

2. Why did President Coolidge hire Herbert Hoover?
(a) To design new levee systems.
(b) To organize new laws.
(c) To organize rescue and relief efforts.
(d) To fix the corruption in the Delta area.

3. What will eventually happen to the water released through the Mounds Landing crevasse?
(a) It will flow back into the Mississippi River.
(b) It will continue to flood the area.
(c) It will flow into the Arkansas River.
(d) It will flow into the Colorado River.

4. How were the levees damaged in early 1927?
(a) By tornadoes and earthquakes.
(b) By tornadoes and high winds.
(c) By high winds and earthquakes.
(d) By high temperatures and high winds.

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

6. Where did Thompson go to present his argument to save New Orleans from flooding?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York City.

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

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

9. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1870.

10. What did St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes demand if Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) Full compensation for the damages that are done.
(b) A share of the profits.
(c) New levees to be built.
(d) To become part of New Orleans.

11. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?
(a) They threatened his life.
(b) They were in "conflict" with the life he desired.
(c) They were the reason he couldn't become president.
(d) They boycotted all his propositions.

12. Who were the residents in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?
(a) Bankers, politicians and socialites.
(b) Fishermen, bankers, and politicians.
(c) Fishermen, trappers and bootleggers.
(d) Mainly the blacks.

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

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

15. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?
(a) He ran a plantation.
(b) He started building ships.
(c) He opened a salvage business.
(d) He became an ironworker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?

2. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?

3. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?

4. Who was at the center of New Orleans finances and is also a Club member?

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

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