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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the Nautilus pass the Antarctic circle?
2. How does Nemo attempt to free the Nautilus?
3. What does Aronnax see when the Nautilus settles to the bottom?
4. How do they try to get through the ice?
5. How deep does the Nautilus have to descend to get away from the hurricane?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Nemo sees Land trying to signal an approaching ship?
2. How are the feelings of Aronnax somewhat mixed about Captain Nemo?
3. Relate the dire prediction Nemo makes as a worst case scenario when they are stuck under the ice.
4. Mention briefly the problem as the Nautilus leaves the South Pole.
5. Where does Aronnax learn they are when he cannot recognize the landscape?
6. What does Nemo tell Aronnax about the sunken ship he has come to see?
7. When the Nautilus gets stuck in the Great Ice Barrier, how do Aronnax and Nemo see things differently?
8. Tell something about Nemo's egotistical action when he locates the South Pole.
9. Explain the attitude of the three prisoners after the South Pole visit.
10. What are the final escape plans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about conserving biological species such as the whales. Include Nemo's argument with Ned Land that killing just for the sake of killing is wrong. Mention also that Jules Verne was writing a hundred years before many species of whale became endangered from over fishing.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the wonders of the ocean. In your essay discuss the sights and marine life Jules Verne describes which had never been seen but have proven to be incredibly accurate, though maybe not as large as Verne describes some of the species. Also include the vast natural resources that have yet to be tapped from the ocean.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the comparison of a book to a movie adaptation. After watching the movie, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, evaluate how closely the film version adheres to the novel. Include reasons that screenplays are limited in what they can depict on the screen.
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