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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 9 | Part 1 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aronnax rule out the possibility of an individual creating the monster?
(a) There is no precedent for such a machine.
(b) The thing would cost too much for a private party to make.
(c) One individual could not control something that large.
(d) It cannot be something mechanical.

2. How many shipwrecks occurred that year?
(a) exactly 30
(b) about 300
(c) over 3,000
(d) approximately 30,000

3. Why is the frigate unable to catch the monster?
(a) It makes sharper turns than the ship can make.
(b) It submerges often and comes up in back of the ship.
(c) It swims agilely at a speed of perhaps thirty miles per hour.
(d) It keeps going around in circles.

4. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?
(a) as a great inventor and benefactor of lost sailors
(b) as a man on a mission to save the whales
(c) as a man who has broken all ties that bound him to humankind
(d) as a man who has been longing for English speaking company

5. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?
(a) He believes that nothing will be gained by the expedition.
(b) He concludes that it will be too dangerous.
(c) Aronnax decides his purpose in life must be to hunt down this monster.
(d) He thinks the invitation is a hoax.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Taken aboard the mysterious craft, who does Aronnax think they have been saved by?

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

4. Who are the two people on board who are not enthusiastic about the search?

5. What does Aronnax insist they thought they were hunting and attacking?

(see the answer key)

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