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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, From the Sun Swept Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?
(a) Rupture.
(b) Lava.
(c) Fissure.
(d) Land.

2. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Geology.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Biography.

3. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?
(a) Volcanic eruptions.
(b) Avalanches.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Blizzards.

4. What two kinds of animals does the island king plan to take along on the escape voyage to use for meat?
(a) Chickens and dogs.
(b) Lambs and pigs.
(c) Pigeons and chickens.
(d) Goats and sheep.

5. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?
(a) Millions of years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) A century.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does decomposed lava rock create?

2. What is lava?

3. When the island submerged, what formed over it?

4. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?

5. What is trapped in the rocks because of how they are formed?

(see the answer key)

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