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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. Do the members of the Genofile family survive the debris flow crash?
(a) All but one do.
(b) Yes.
(c) All but two do.
(d) No.

2. How much money does the Genofile family receive from the county in damages for an improperly designed and maintained basin above their house?
(a) Twelve thousand dollars.
(b) Over three hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty thousand dollars.
(d) Over eight hundred thousand dollars.

3. Vestmannaeyjar holds how much of Iceland's total population?
(a) Twelve percent.
(b) Twenty-two percent.
(c) Two and a half percent.
(d) Forty-two and a half percent.

4. This book is a:
(a) Traditional history textbook.
(b) Traditional science textbook.
(c) Science fiction novel.
(d) Historical nonfiction novel.

5. In 1973, the eruptions in Heimaey begin on January 23 and continue vigorously before diminishing in strength through when?
(a) March 1st.
(b) January 30th.
(c) February 25th.
(d) February 5th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sveinn Eiriksson is a man of:

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

3. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:

4. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?

5. In the San Gabriel Mountains, what is a debris flow?

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