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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On General Sand's floating conference boat, Oliver Houck is the only board member who is active in what?
(a) Local political life.
(b) Environmental movement.
(c) Cancelling the Old River project.
(d) Taking the census.

2. In feet, how long is the towboat Mississippi?
(a) 23.
(b) 42.
(c) 217.
(d) 459.

3. After the eruptions of 1973 end, how many of Heimaey's evacuees return?
(a) All of them.
(b) Half.
(c) Only a handful.
(d) Two-thirds.

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

5. Sympathetically, who does McPhee blame for destructive actions against the natural order of the environment?
(a) The Executive branch of government.
(b) Foreign policy.
(c) Man.
(d) The United Nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are residents and livestock evacuated from Heimaey during the 1973 eruptions?

2. In 1973, what happens to the Old River Control structure despite engineers drilling it and filling it with cement?

3. In Heimaey, who is Sveinn Eiriksson?

4. Sveinn Eiriksson is a man of:

5. How much water is pumped onto a lava field directly in the path of the moving mountain headed towards Heimaey's town and harbor?

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