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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. Up on the land, what seems to have been its origin?
(a) landslides
(b) volcanoes
(c) meteors
(d) sediment

2. What mysterious spot does Aronnax see near an underwater volcano?
(a) the lost city of the Amazons
(b) the Colossus of Rhodes
(c) Atlantis
(d) a bottomless pit

3. How long have they been prisoners?
(a) for six months
(b) for a year
(c) for eleven months
(d) for two years

4. What do Aronnax and Ned hear while out on the platform?
(a) the sounds of sea birds
(b) loud winds
(c) gunshots that seem to be coming from a distant ship
(d) waves crashing against the nautilus

5. How close to the South Pole does Nemo say he will get with his chronometer?
(a) within a mile
(b) within a 100 feet
(c) within a foot
(d) within 100 yards of the Pole

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sargasso?

2. What does Nemo say when he finds what he is looking for?

3. What causes Nemo to break down after the gun ship is sunk?

4. What tragedy occurs before they defeat the giant squid?

5. Where on the map does Aronnax show Conseil they are then located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents the men from escaping in the Mediterranean?

2. Describe Aronnax's concern about making it to the Pole on time.

3. Explain how Conseil recognizes Ned Land's restlessness.

4. When the Nautilus gets stuck in the Great Ice Barrier, how do Aronnax and Nemo see things differently?

5. What happens when Nemo sees Land trying to signal an approaching ship?

6. Explain the attitude of the three prisoners after the South Pole visit.

7. What are the final escape plans?

8. Describe what Nemo does to the cachalots that are attacking defenseless whales.

9. Where does Aronnax learn they are when he cannot recognize the landscape?

10. Mention briefly the problem as the Nautilus leaves the South Pole.

(see the answer keys)

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