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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do doctors dispense to workers who are cooling down the lava in Iceland to soothe their hoarse throats?
(a) Norwegian chest drops.
(b) Swedish chest lozenges.
(c) Icelandic throat lozenges.
(d) Finnish cough drops.

2. In New Orleans' earliest days, French settlers begin to live there despite the fact that the area:
(a) Belongs to Spain.
(b) Is full of poisonous snakes.
(c) Is plagued by giant storms on a weekly basis.
(d) Has practically no solid ground.

3. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?
(a) Three hurricanes devastate the region, leaving millions homeless.
(b) River levels rise and surrounding fields are covered in brown floodwater.
(c) Freak storms from the north bring snow to the region, freezing the rivers solid.
(d) Dry conditions bring the river levels down, grounding countless boats.

4. Heimaey is considered to be an important what?
(a) Polar bear sanctuary.
(b) Fishing center.
(c) Cultural hub.
(d) Lumber producer.

5. During the 1973 volcanic eruptions, many farmers and fishermen leave Heimaey:
(a) Never to return.
(b) Against their will.
(c) For a day only.
(d) For the first time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the author's role in this book?

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

5. Even though Hawaii's Hilo is often threatened by lava flows, Hilo has thus far been protected because:

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