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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) To establish water claims.
(b) To control water levels.
(c) For diplomatic reasons.
(d) To spread levee costs.

2. What is commonly fished from the bayou regions around the Atchafalaya?
(a) Trout.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Crawfish.
(d) Salmon.

3. In the mid-1800s, the United States Congress passes a Swamp and Overflow Land Act to:
(a) Take away ownership rights.
(b) Create a new water control system.
(c) Deed swampland to individual states.
(d) Evict land squatters.

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

5. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:
(a) All of the them.
(b) Residents.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Government officials.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a weir?

3. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?

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

5. The author states that how much of New Orleans lies fifteen feet below sea level?

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