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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What nickname do the residents of Heimaey give to Sveinn Eiriksson?
(a) Patton.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Grant.
(d) Powell.
2. For the most part, residents of Heimaey are what during the 1973 eruptions?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Calm.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Panicked.
3. Results of the U.S. Army Air Corps' actions on an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 cannot be confirmed because:
(a) Workers can't get close enough.
(b) The Corps' loses funding.
(c) The volcano stops erupting.
(d) The sensors melt.
4. After the eruptions of 1973 end, how many of Heimaey's evacuees return?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) Only a handful.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half.
5. During the 1973 volcanic eruptions, many farmers and fishermen leave Heimaey:
(a) For the first time.
(b) Against their will.
(c) For a day only.
(d) Never to return.
Short Answer Questions
1. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?
2. Sigurdur Jonsson is an Iceland resident who works on what?
3. What does Magnus Magnusson tell Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson to protect first during the eruptions of 1973?
4. How do the returning residents benefit from the cooled but still hot lava rocks on Vestmannaeyjar?
5. Officials propose to protect Hilo, Hawaii's second-largest city and port, against lava flows through what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is threatened in Heimaey as a result of the unexpected volcanic eruption of 1973?
2. How old are the oldest parts of Hawaii and Iceland?
3. How does the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration protect its sensitive, expensive equipment against damaging lava in Hawaii?
4. What role does Magnus Magnusson play during the 1973 volcanic eruptions in Heimaey?
5. Describe work crews' first attempts at cooling off the lava flows of Heimaey in 1973.
6. Who is Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson, and what idea does he come up with?
7. Briefly describe Mauna Loa.
8. Is there any warning prior to the eruption in Heimaey that began on January 23, 1973?
9. Describe how Heimaey residents are evacuated following the eruptions that begin unexpectedly in 1973.
10. Describe how Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson and Sveinn Eiriksson work together to fight against the lava that threatens Heimaey's town and harbor.
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