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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, From the Boundless Deep.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?
(a) Fish and birds.
(b) Lions and tigers.
(c) Bears and monkeys.
(d) Dogs and cats.

2. What is an accurate description of the earliest body of water?
(a) Calm and stagnant.
(b) Completely warm and tropical.
(c) Completely frozen.
(d) Partly cold with some ice.

3. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?
(a) Volcanic eruptions.
(b) Avalanches.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Blizzards.

4. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?
(a) Land.
(b) Rupture.
(c) Lava.
(d) Fissure.

5. What would the island paradise lack, when it was finally discovered by people?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Birds.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the island submerged again, what formed around it?

2. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?

3. What early life forms can the ocean bring to an island?

4. At the end of Chapter 1, what best describes the island?

5. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?

(see the answer key)

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