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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The oldest parts of Iceland are how old?
(a) Five millions years.
(b) Fourteen million years.
(c) Twenty-nine million years.
(d) One and a half million years.

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

4. What do work crews call the two-million ton floating mountain that breaks off during the 1973 eruptions?
(a) Surtsey the Fiery.
(b) Flakkarinn the Wanderer.
(c) Haukadalur the Ominous.
(d) Dettifoss the Mountain.

5. When the author visits Vestmannaeyjar, what does he notice?
(a) Few survived the flu epidemic.
(b) Steam still rises from the ground.
(c) Most residents have moved out.
(d) No polar bears are left.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sigurdur Jonsson is an Iceland resident who works on what?

2. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?

3. When does hot lava stop glowing red?

4. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?

5. How tall does the erupting volcano in Heimaey grow to above sea level?

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