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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are residents and livestock evacuated from Heimaey during the 1973 eruptions?
(a) By boats, trains, and planes.
(b) By ships and trains.
(c) By trains and planes.
(d) By ships, planes, and boats.

2. How big are some of the bowl-shaped excavations that catch debris from the San Gabriel Mountains?
(a) As large as a semi truck.
(b) The size of a football stadium.
(c) As tall as a two-story house.
(d) The size of a soccer field.

3. For the most part, residents of Heimaey are what during the 1973 eruptions?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Calm.
(d) Frightened.

4. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?
(a) Board a ship and leave.
(b) Send an emergency request for more crews and equipment.
(c) Abandon efforts and run away.
(d) Dismantle and move equipment to save it.

5. A common trait of chaparral is that it:
(a) Has characteristic strong winds.
(b) Bursts easily into flames.
(c) Grows tall and thin.
(d) Incorporates minimalist architecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Genofile family seeks refuge in the parents' bedroom when the debris flow hits their home, what happens?

2. On January 23, 1973, the five thousand residents of Heimaey, the only populated island of Vestmannaeyjar, are threatened by what?

3. During the debris flow, what lands on the roof of the Genofile family's home?

4. What gives Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson the idea to cool the oncoming flow of lava?

5. What does Magnus Magnusson tell Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson to protect first during the eruptions of 1973?

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