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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 work crews deal with the moving mountain on Iceland's erupting island, what challenge do they face?
(a) Blinding blizzard that buries the equipment.
(b) New lava flow that threatens the town.
(c) Pumps that fail due to excessive heat.
(d) Orders from Iceland's government to stop all cooling efforts.

2. Reykjavik is the capital city of what nation?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Poland.
(d) Greenland.

3. Officials propose to protect Hilo, Hawaii's second-largest city and port, against lava flows through what?
(a) Barriers.
(b) Careful monitoring.
(c) Relocation.
(d) Plexiglass shields.

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

5. Atchafalaya is a what?
(a) Waterfall.
(b) Mountain.
(c) City.
(d) River.

Short Answer Questions

1. When floodwaters cover twenty-six thousand square miles in 1927, how is New Orleans saved?

2. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?

3. For how many years after the Old River Control begins does the operation appear to be successful?

4. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:

5. In a conversation between General Sands and Oliver Houck on a floating conference boat, what does the General remind Houck regarding the vital role of the U.S. Army Corps?

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