View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?
(a) Insects.
(b) Maps.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Bamboo.

2. When the second chain of islands formed in the southeast, how long was it?
(a) Two million miles long.
(b) Two thousand miles long.
(c) Two hundred miles long.
(d) Two miles long.

3. How far below the surface did fissures form?
(a) Forty miles down.
(b) Four miles down.
(c) Four feet down.
(d) Four yards down.

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

5. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?
(a) Fish and birds.
(b) Dogs and cats.
(c) Lions and tigers.
(d) Bears and monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is lava?

3. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?

4. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?

5. What can underwater eruptions cause?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 187 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample