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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. McPhee acknowledges that Pasadena Glen in the mountains of Southern California is a tranquil place providing an escape from city life, but he points out the danger of:
(a) Boulders rumbling down.
(b) Depression that stems from isolation.
(c) Brush fires starting in canyons.
(d) High winds damaging homes.

2. In the San Gabriel Mountains, what is a debris flow?
(a) An avalanche of water, solid materials, and giant boulders.
(b) A stream filled with garbage campers leave behind.
(c) Rushing water and sand that accumulate in flash floods.
(d) Polluted river waters.

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

4. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1963.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the eruptions of 1973 end, how many of Heimaey's evacuees return?

2. When the author recalls his first time in the Atchafalaya swamps with Charles Fryling in 1980, what does he fondly remember?

3. Results of the U.S. Army Air Corps' actions on an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 cannot be confirmed because:

4. What does the author identify as a prime contributor to especially dangerous debris flows?

5. After a 6.2 earthquake in 1971, Leon Silver flies over the San Gabriel Mountains and notices what?

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