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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cooling the Lava.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:
(a) To tame the wild Atchafalaya.
(b) To conquer nature and advance humanity.
(c) To help control the Mississippi.
(d) To serve nature and protect man.

2. What is the author's role in this book?
(a) Investigative reporter.
(b) Passive observer.
(c) Trained scientist.
(d) Influential politician.

3. From the time that the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, what word does the author associate with the river and the region?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Collision.
(c) Cooperation.
(d) Control.

4. The U.S. Army Air Corps' actions on an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 result in what?
(a) Debris buildup and redirected lava flows.
(b) Better seismic readings.
(c) Temporary halt of lava flows.
(d) Cooled lava.

5. When the author recalls his first time in the Atchafalaya swamps with Charles Fryling in 1980, what does he fondly remember?
(a) His first encounter with a baby alligator.
(b) Seeing lightning bugs for the first time.
(c) Floating among trees under silently flying birds.
(d) The water rushing through locks and gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?

2. During high spring waters, what danger forms unseen beneath turbulent waters at the outflow to the Atchafalaya?

3. What does the U.S. Army Air Corps do to an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935?

4. What is a weir?

5. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers distributes Atchafalaya river water to swamps, bayous, towns, and cities in:

(see the answer key)

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