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

2. Looking through the glass port, what does Ned Land have to admit about the view of the ocean?
(a) the view is polluted
(b) the view is uninteresting
(c) the view is wonderful
(d) the view is frightening

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

4. How does the Nautilus sink and rise?
(a) by pumping air in from the surface
(b) by heating the water outside the ship
(c) by powerful motors
(d) by manipulating the amount of water in its reserves

5. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?
(a) for a few hours
(b) for a week
(c) for a few minutes
(d) for one full day

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aronnax observe the sailors doing the morning after the underwater walk?

2. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?

3. After speaking with Nemo the morning after the underwater walk, how long is Nemo absent?

4. Briefly describe Ned Land.

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

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