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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 17 | Part 1 Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evidence does Aronnax give Land to support his theory of a large sea animal?
(a) some fuzzy photos taken by people who have spotted it
(b) scraps of flesh removed from some of the damaged ships
(c) a long scientific explanation on water pressure on various size animals at various depths of the sea
(d) and estimate of how it would be too expensive to make a machine like that

2. What does Ned take Aronnax to view outside the Nautilus one morning?
(a) whales playing around the Nautilus
(b) corpses, some still fresh and even one of a woman
(c) giant squid trying to get inside the Nautilus
(d) men outside mining diamonds

3. What does Nemo's aide kill underwater?
(a) a small shark
(b) a giant sea spider
(c) an electric eel
(d) a stingray

4. What nationalities does Aronnax guess the captors to be?
(a) African, Asian, or Polynesian
(b) Norwegian, Brazilian, or Russian
(c) Peruvian, Mexican, or Argentinian
(d) Spanish, Arabian, or Indian

5. Describe Aronnax's immediate action after he receives the invitation.
(a) He writes out his last will and testament.
(b) The first thing he does is to contact his trusted servant of ten years, Conseil, a Flemish boy age thirty.
(c) He telegraphs France to say he will be staying longer.
(d) He goes to the library to read up on sea monsters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they get tired underwater, what do they do?

2. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?

3. How do Aronnax and Conseil finally see Ned Land?

4. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?

5. What is the first view from the surface Aronnax enjoys with Captain Nemo?

(see the answer key)

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