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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname do the residents of Heimaey give to Sveinn Eiriksson?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Patton.
(c) Powell.
(d) Grant.

2. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:
(a) Engineers.
(b) Government officials.
(c) All of the them.
(d) Residents.

3. Throughout the book, a predominant theme is that the following gets in the way of man's plans:
(a) Nature.
(b) Machinery.
(c) The economy.
(d) Environmental Protection Agency.

4. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?
(a) Lake Charles.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Alexandria.

5. What river does the author mention that connects the Atchafalaya and the Mississippi to form an H?
(a) New River.
(b) Black River.
(c) Old River.
(d) Red River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every thousand years or so, the Mississippi River goes through a major shift that leaves behind what?

2. Atchafalaya is a what?

3. In gallons, how much water is pumped onto the lava flows of Heimaey each day?

4. Vestmannaeyjar holds how much of Iceland's total population?

5. Sympathetically, who does McPhee blame for destructive actions against the natural order of the environment?

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