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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. How does Aronnax happen to be in the right place at the right time to be invited to join the hunt?
(a) He is lecturing at the University of Florida.
(b) He is a survivor of the sunken Scotia.
(c) Aronnax is in New York City at the height of the controversy about the sea monster.
(d) He is the first scientist to have a sighting of the monster.

2. What does Aronnax fear about the heavy air in the room where they are?
(a) The walls are closing in.
(b) The oxygen in the room has been depleted.
(c) The room is filling up with water.
(d) The people are trying to kill them.

3. Who are the two people on board who are not enthusiastic about the search?
(a) Neither Conseil nor Ned Land are excited to be on board.
(b) The two newspaper reporters are not happy to be on board.
(c) Aronnax and Conseill are fearful about being on board.
(d) Capt. Farragut and his frist mate are not happy with the assignment.

4. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?
(a) as a man on a mission to save the whales
(b) as a great inventor and benefactor of lost sailors
(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 happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?
(a) The harpoon strikes on a hard surface.
(b) The monster dives almost taking the ship down with it.
(c) The monster throws it back.
(d) Land misses and the monster disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conseil politely ask Aronnax in the water?

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

3. What does Conseil believe about the outcome of the trip?

4. Describe Aronnax's immediate action after he receives the invitation.

5. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?

(see the answer key)

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