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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?
(a) An arrogant enterprise.
(b) A worthwhile endeavor.
(c) A colossal expense.
(d) A remarkable feat of engineering.

2. In the early 1800s, private plantation owners in Louisiana levee riverbanks to:
(a) Combine river water.
(b) Irrigate their land.
(c) Store river water.
(d) Protect their land.

3. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?
(a) Dismantle and move equipment to save it.
(b) Board a ship and leave.
(c) Abandon efforts and run away.
(d) Send an emergency request for more crews and equipment.

4. Norris F. Rabalais was born and raised in what Louisiana parish?
(a) Avoyelles.
(b) Concordia.
(c) Evangeline.
(d) West Feliciana.

5. What does Major General Thomas Sands do each year on the Mississippi in late summer or early fall?
(a) Trains new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recruits.
(b) Takes a Low Water Inspection Trip.
(c) Conducts Homeland Security military exercises.
(d) Hosts the Water Recreation Festival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Officials propose to protect Hilo, Hawaii's second-largest city and port, against lava flows through what?

2. When the author visits Vestmannaeyjar, what does he notice?

3. Debris flows occur at different places and different times, happening infrequently enough that:

4. When the author walks the streets of Iceland's Heimaey years after the 1973 eruption, what does he see?

5. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:

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