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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:
(a) Enriched.
(b) Renewed.
(c) Diminished.
(d) Lost.

2. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1963.

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

4. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?
(a) Concrete risers.
(b) Natural levees.
(c) Metal bridges.
(d) Sand piles.

5. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?
(a) Three hurricanes devastate the region, leaving millions homeless.
(b) River levels rise and surrounding fields are covered in brown floodwater.
(c) Dry conditions bring the river levels down, grounding countless boats.
(d) Freak storms from the north bring snow to the region, freezing the rivers solid.

Short Answer Questions

1. A snagboat is a river boat that does what?

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

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

4. Rabalais says he remembers being taught in high school that one day, these would be built:

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

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