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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the Old River Control Project, LeRoy Dugas, also known as Dugie, is what initially?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Furious.
(c) Critical.
(d) Supportive.

2. Rabalais says he remembers being taught in high school that one day, these would be built:
(a) Lighter and sturdier barges.
(b) Skyscrapers along the river banks.
(c) Structures to control water flows.
(d) Ships to travel faster along rivers.

3. The author notes that many regard the Old River Project as what?
(a) A colossal expense.
(b) A remarkable feat of engineering.
(c) A worthwhile endeavor.
(d) An arrogant enterprise.

4. When does hot lava stop glowing red?
(a) Below thirty-five hundred degrees.
(b) When it hits an iceberg.
(c) Below fifteen hundred degrees.
(d) When the air temperature is minus twenty.

5. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:
(a) All of the them.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Residents.
(d) Engineers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1973, the eruptions in Heimaey begin on January 23 and continue vigorously before diminishing in strength through when?

2. Initially, Rabalais is hired as a construction inspector to watch for what at the navigation lock?

3. The livelihood of approximately how many people is affected by the Old River Control?

4. At one point, Rabalais drives the author first to the Mississippi River and then to the Atchafalaya River, showing him that the Mississippi is 18 feet above sea level while the Atchafalaya is how many feet above sea level?

5. Norris F. Rabalais was born and raised in what Louisiana parish?

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