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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) No other organization has authority to control Louisiana's rivers.
(b) The Corps keeps the region safe against criminals.
(c) The Corps is keeping his neighborhood safe from nine feet of water.
(d) This is the only organization that has ever succeeded in maintaining order in New Orleans.

2. In 1973, what happens to the Old River Control structure despite engineers drilling it and filling it with cement?
(a) The foundation is eroded and undermined.
(b) Funding to strengthen the structure is cut.
(c) The structure is knocked down and rebuilt.
(d) The entire project is cancelled.

3. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?
(a) Number of private boats.
(b) Number of bird colonies.
(c) Complaints.
(d) Storms.

4. Initially, Rabalais is hired as a construction inspector to watch for what at the navigation lock?
(a) Oversized ships.
(b) Escaping water.
(c) Trapped seals.
(d) Illegal drug shipments.

5. The livelihood of approximately how many people is affected by the Old River Control?
(a) 31 thousand.
(b) 3 thousand.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 13 hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every thousand years or so, the Mississippi River goes through a major shift that leaves behind what?

2. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?

3. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?

4. A towboat is designed to:

5. Of the Old River Control Project, LeRoy Dugas, also known as Dugie, is what initially?

(see the answer key)

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