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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cooling the Lava.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the 1973 volcanic eruptions, many farmers and fishermen leave Heimaey:
(a) Against their will.
(b) For a day only.
(c) For the first time.
(d) Never to return.

2. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:
(a) Diminished.
(b) Enriched.
(c) Renewed.
(d) Lost.

3. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?
(a) Infrared glasses.
(b) Particle detector.
(c) Smoking cigars.
(d) Measuring static electricity.

4. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?
(a) Board a ship and leave.
(b) Abandon efforts and run away.
(c) Dismantle and move equipment to save it.
(d) Send an emergency request for more crews and equipment.

5. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?
(a) Seven hundred acres.
(b) Fifty square miles.
(c) A thousand square miles.
(d) Three acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. After being hosed down, how long does it take for red-hot lava to turn black?

2. How are residents and livestock evacuated from Heimaey during the 1973 eruptions?

3. Congress mandates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the Mississippi and tributaries in order to assure and improve what?

4. What are residents of French Acadia called?

5. What is Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson's idea to stop the flow of lava?

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