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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 21 | Part 1 Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) One individual could not control something that large.
(d) There is no precedent for such a machine.

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

3. Why does Aronnax have trouble falling asleep after the rescue?
(a) He has cramps from being in the cold water.
(b) He cannot sleep with the lights on.
(c) He always suffers from insomnia.
(d) He has too many troubling thoughts.

4. Tell about the encounter with the captain of a whaling ship.
(a) The captain laughs at the idea of a giant sea monster.
(b) The captain relates an encounter with the monster.
(c) The captain recognizes Ned Land and hires him away.
(d) The captain borrows Ned Land, who happily harpoons two whales for him.

5. What is the name of the vessel?
(a) the Intrepid
(b) the Challenger
(c) the Nautilus
(d) the Discoverer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ned Land's response to an invitation to explore underwater?

3. How does Aronnax find the taste of seaweed cigars?

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

5. What is professor Aronnax's conclusion about what the sightings are?

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