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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1800s, why do levee districts and boards form in Louisiana?
(a) For diplomatic reasons.
(b) To spread levee costs.
(c) To control water levels.
(d) To establish water claims.

2. When the author recalls his first time in the Atchafalaya swamps with Charles Fryling in 1980, what does he fondly remember?
(a) Seeing lightning bugs for the first time.
(b) Floating among trees under silently flying birds.
(c) The water rushing through locks and gates.
(d) His first encounter with a baby alligator.

3. What does Major General Thomas Sands do each year on the Mississippi in late summer or early fall?
(a) Hosts the Water Recreation Festival.
(b) Trains new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recruits.
(c) Conducts Homeland Security military exercises.
(d) Takes a Low Water Inspection Trip.

4. What is a weir?
(a) Small dam.
(b) Large lock.
(c) Small tugboat.
(d) Large gate.

5. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?
(a) A colossal expense.
(b) An arrogant enterprise.
(c) A remarkable feat of engineering.
(d) A worthwhile endeavor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:

2. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?

3. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?

4. When floodwaters cover twenty-six thousand square miles in 1927, how is New Orleans saved?

5. Atchafalaya is a what?

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