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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cooling the Lava.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:
(a) Fine environmentalists.
(b) Capture poachers.
(c) Settle differences.
(d) Generate new contracts.

2. How tall does the erupting volcano in Heimaey grow to above sea level?
(a) Seven hundred feet.
(b) One thousand two hundred feet.
(c) Three thousand feet.
(d) One hundred feet.

3. In "Cooling the Lava," when the author redirects his conversation to Hawaii he talks about the The Hawaiian Research Association which formed in:
(a) 1956.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1885.

4. How long does the the Mauna Loa eruption of 1984 last?
(a) Three months.
(b) Thirty-three days.
(c) Thirty-three weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

5. In Heimaey, who is Sveinn Eiriksson?
(a) Volcano expert.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Physician.
(d) Fire chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author recounts the moments before the 1973 eruption in Heimaey, he describes what?

2. The author mentions that when he met Rabalais, he wore what in his pocket?

3. This book is a:

4. What ultimately happens to the moving piece of mountain on Vestmannaeyjar?

5. How do the returning residents benefit from the cooled but still hot lava rocks on Vestmannaeyjar?

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