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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early 1800s, private plantation owners in Louisiana levee riverbanks to:
(a) Combine river water.
(b) Store river water.
(c) Irrigate their land.
(d) Protect their land.

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

3. A snagboat is a river boat that does what?
(a) Removes obstructions from rivers.
(b) Carries large logs to sawmills.
(c) Pulls barges through turbulent water.
(d) Transports workers from one town to another.

4. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:
(a) Generate new contracts.
(b) Capture poachers.
(c) Settle differences.
(d) Fine environmentalists.

5. In a conversation between General Sands and Oliver Houck on a floating conference boat, what does the General remind Houck regarding the vital role of the U.S. Army Corps?
(a) The Corps is keeping his neighborhood safe from nine feet of water.
(b) This is the only organization that has ever succeeded in maintaining order in New Orleans.
(c) The Corps keeps the region safe against criminals.
(d) No other organization has authority to control Louisiana's rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?

2. In the mid-1800s, the United States Congress passes a Swamp and Overflow Land Act to:

3. When was the Kent, a small towboat used by the U.S. Army Corps, put into service?

4. What are residents of French Acadia called?

5. In the spring of 1973, what does the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do to try to alleviate the tremendous force of water against the control structure?

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