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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, From the Boundless Deep.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What beneficial object may have reached the island in bird excrement?
(a) Fire.
(b) A message.
(c) A plant seed.
(d) Medicine.

3. How did trees first begin to grow on the island?
(a) The wood from rafts took root.
(b) Storm winds carried saplings to shore.
(c) Birds pecked at seeds.
(d) Natives planted orchards.

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

5. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?
(a) None of the given answers.
(b) Life began there.
(c) Both of the given answers.
(d) It sometimes flooded the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?

2. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?

3. When Jesus and Mohammed were alive, what stage were the islands at?

4. Once an island is formed, what can further eruptions cause?

5. What is lava?

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