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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?
(a) Number of bird colonies.
(b) Complaints.
(c) Storms.
(d) Number of private boats.

2. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?
(a) Military camps.
(b) Farmland.
(c) Hideouts.
(d) Storage pits.

3. What is a weir?
(a) Large gate.
(b) Small tugboat.
(c) Small dam.
(d) Large lock.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Civil Defense Council in the Reykjavik National Emergency Center is established in 1962 as what?

3. Both Iceland and Hawaii are the world's most what?

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

5. The livelihood of approximately how many people is affected by the Old River Control?

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