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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The U.S. Army Air Corps' actions on an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 result in what?
(a) Debris buildup and redirected lava flows.
(b) Cooled lava.
(c) Temporary halt of lava flows.
(d) Better seismic readings.

3. In Heimaey, who is Sveinn Eiriksson?
(a) Physician.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Fire chief.
(d) Volcano expert.

4. When does hot lava stop glowing red?
(a) When the air temperature is minus twenty.
(b) When it hits an iceberg.
(c) Below fifteen hundred degrees.
(d) Below thirty-five hundred degrees.

5. What happens when the north side of the volcanic mountain in Vestmannaeyjar breaks loose?
(a) It moves towards the town and harbor.
(b) It crushes most of the town's homes.
(c) It melts into the lava flow.
(d) It falls into the ocean depths.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the time that the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, what word does the author associate with the river and the region?

2. What are residents of French Acadia called?

3. Of the Old River Control Project, LeRoy Dugas, also known as Dugie, is what initially?

4. During the 1973 volcanic eruptions, many farmers and fishermen leave Heimaey:

5. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?

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