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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Magnus Magnusson hold in 1973?
(a) Prime Minister.
(b) Governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Ambassador.

2. How much water is pumped onto a lava field directly in the path of the moving mountain headed towards Heimaey's town and harbor?
(a) Three thousand gallons.
(b) Thirty million gallons.
(c) Three hundred thousand gallons.
(d) Thirty trillion gallons.

3. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?
(a) Sand piles.
(b) Metal bridges.
(c) Concrete risers.
(d) Natural levees.

4. During the fifty years between New Orleans' floods of 1735 and 1785, what does the author say brings a false sense of security against flooding?
(a) Extended, raised levees.
(b) Prosperous economic boom.
(c) Drought conditions.
(d) Concrete seawalls.

5. After being hosed down, how long does it take for red-hot lava to turn black?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) A month and a half.
(c) Hours to days.
(d) Two and a half weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author recalls his first time in the Atchafalaya swamps with Charles Fryling in 1980, what does he fondly remember?

2. The Civil Defense Council in the Reykjavik National Emergency Center is established in 1962 as what?

3. On January 23, 1973, the five thousand residents of Heimaey, the only populated island of Vestmannaeyjar, are threatened by what?

4. What do doctors dispense to workers who are cooling down the lava in Iceland to soothe their hoarse throats?

5. At one point, Rabalais drives the author first to the Mississippi River and then to the Atchafalaya River, showing him that the Mississippi is 18 feet above sea level while the Atchafalaya is how many feet above sea level?

(see the answer key)

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