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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Atchafalaya is a what?
(a) City.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Waterfall.
(d) River.

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

3. Rabalais says he remembers being taught in high school that one day, these would be built:
(a) Skyscrapers along the river banks.
(b) Lighter and sturdier barges.
(c) Ships to travel faster along rivers.
(d) Structures to control water flows.

4. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?
(a) Military camps.
(b) Storage pits.
(c) Farmland.
(d) Hideouts.

5. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?
(a) A thousand square miles.
(b) Three acres.
(c) Fifty square miles.
(d) Seven hundred acres.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Major General Thomas Sands do each year on the Mississippi in late summer or early fall?

4. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?

5. In the 1800s, why do levee districts and boards form in Louisiana?

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