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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Taken aboard the mysterious craft, who does Aronnax think they have been saved by?
(a) pirates
(b) a whale that swallowed them
(c) the U. S. Navy
(d) people from Atlantis

2. What artifact does Nemo show Aronnax that he had recovered from the sea?
(a) a statue of the virgin Mary
(b) a tin box with papers of Commander La Perouse
(c) a box of Byzantine jewelry
(d) a marble inscription from Atlantis

3. What does Conseil politely ask Aronnax in the water?
(a) if he has any last wishes
(b) if he can cut away his clothes
(c) if he knows how to tread water
(d) if he can see any other survivors

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

5. How fast can the Nautilus go?
(a) about as fast as a frigate
(b) about thirty miles per hour
(c) speeds up to 100 miles per hour
(d) speeds up to fifty miles per hour

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Nemo take Aronnax to the sailors' quarters to see if he can do anything?

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

4. Why does Aronnax rule out the possibility of an individual creating the monster?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Nemo explain the electricity on the Nautilus?

2. Explain the situation after the three men eat and fall asleep.

3. What are some of the fantastic ideas about the monster and how does it captivate the public?

4. Tell about the first thing Captain Nemo allows Aronnax to see on the Nautilus.

5. What does the U.S. government invite Aronnax to join?

6. Why is Aronnax concerned about the savages and what does Nemo do about it?

7. Explain what bothers Ned Land in December.

8. Describe the amusing fowl they see on the island of Gilboa.

9. From the small submarine, tell what Aronnax observes in an underwater cemetery.

10. Describe the men's first view of the undersea world.

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