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

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

3. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Arctic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

4. What can underwater eruptions cause?
(a) Tidal waves.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Crop growth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?

2. What is lava?

3. What word best describes the kind of soil eventually created on the island?

4. What early life forms can the ocean bring to an island?

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

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