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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 13 | Part 1 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as the most interesting river in the sea?
(a) the Gulf Stream
(b) the Sargasso Stream
(c) the Arabian Tunnel
(d) the River Styx

2. What does Aronnax discover in Nemo's library?
(a) twelve thousand books
(b) current newspapers
(c) Nemo's journals
(d) a wet bar

3. 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 frightening
(d) the view is wonderful

4. What does Aronnax insist they thought they were hunting and attacking?
(a) a pod of whales they needed for food
(b) a warship from China
(c) a sea monster that has been wrecking ships
(d) a sea creature with rabies

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Aronnax happen to be in the right place at the right time to be invited to join the hunt?

3. What does Aronnax fear about the heavy air in the room where they are?

4. What does Nemo say do not exist in his undersea world?

5. What happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?

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