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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 do doctors dispense to workers who are cooling down the lava in Iceland to soothe their hoarse throats?
(a) Icelandic throat lozenges.
(b) Swedish chest lozenges.
(c) Norwegian chest drops.
(d) Finnish cough drops.

2. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?
(a) Particle detector.
(b) Infrared glasses.
(c) Measuring static electricity.
(d) Smoking cigars.

3. What position does Magnus Magnusson hold in 1973?
(a) Ambassador.
(b) Governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Prime Minister.

4. For how many years after the Old River Control begins does the operation appear to be successful?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Sixteen.

5. During the fifty years between New Orleans' floods of 1735 and 1785, what does the author say brings a false sense of security against flooding?
(a) Concrete seawalls.
(b) Extended, raised levees.
(c) Prosperous economic boom.
(d) Drought conditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the mid-1800s, the United States Congress passes a Swamp and Overflow Land Act to:

2. How long does the the Mauna Loa eruption of 1984 last?

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

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

5. On General Sand's floating conference boat, Oliver Houck is the only board member who is active in what?

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