1. When New Orleans was drained of water and levees were built to keep new water from coming in, what happened to the elevation of New Orleans over time?
   

AThe elevation of New Orleans moved upwards b. The elevation of New Orleans stayed the same c. The elevation of New Orleans moved downwards

1. Which two closest bodies of water does New Orleans sit between and below according to the film?
   

AMississippi River & Lake Ponchartrain

BMississippi River & The Gulf of Mexico

CLake Ponchartrain & Lake Borgne

DLake Ponchartrain & The Gulf of Mexico

EMississippi River & the Atlantic Ocean

1. What happens to soil when it has been drained of water?
   

AThe soil expands.

BThe soil shrinks

1. When New Orleans was drained of water and levees were built to keep new water from coming in, what happened to the elevation of New Orleans over time?
   

AThe elevation of New Orleans moved upwards

BThe elevation of New Orleans stayed the same

CThe elevation of New Orleans moved downwards

1. How have the wetlands where the Mississippi River enters into the Gulf of Mexico been reduced in size?
   

ASediment starvation due to construction of levees

BToo much sediment due to destruction of levees

CSediment starvation due to destruction of levees

DToo much sediment due to construction of levees

6.Why does the reduction of wetlands along the Gulf Coast put New Orleans at greater risk from storm surge? Choose the best answer:

AWetlands block hurricane winds

BWetlands soak up water, thereby lowering the surge level

CWetlands actually increase storm surge, so a reduction would actually benefit New Orleans in the long run

7.At what elevation does Africa Brumfield’s home in New Orleans sit at? At what elevation does Lisa Monti’s home in Bay St. Louis sit at?

A4 feet above sea level/20 feet below sea level

B12 feet above sea level/20 feet below sea level

C10 feet below sea level/4 feet above sea level

D12 feet below sea level/20 feet above sea level

1. Why did the levy’s fail at the lower 9th ward?
   

AOvertopping

BUndermining

9.Why did the levy fail at the 17th Street and London Avenue canals?

AOvertopping

BUndermining

1. Of the choices given below, which one is one of the proposed ideas given at the end of the film to prevent a disaster like Katrina from happening in the future in New Orleans?
   

ALet the Mississippi River run wild once again – Remove the levees

BReduce our carbon footprint to prevent global warming from raising sea level

CBuild a large sea wall where the wetlands were once located

DPut homes on larger foundations so that they will sit higher than any potential flood waters