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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When was the Kent, a small towboat used by the U.S. Army Corps, put into service?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1964.

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

5. A towboat is designed to:
(a) Pull large cargo ships.
(b) Pull barges.
(c) Push barges.
(d) Push large cargo ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. In New Orleans' earliest days, French settlers begin to live there despite the fact that the area:

2. In 1928, Congress enacts the Flood Control Act to start what?

3. The livelihood of approximately how many people is affected by the Old River Control?

4. Congress mandates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the Mississippi and tributaries in order to assure and improve what?

5. During the fifty years between New Orleans' floods of 1735 and 1785, what does the author say brings a false sense of security against flooding?

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