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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 9 | Part 1 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?
(a) He thinks the invitation is a hoax.
(b) Aronnax decides his purpose in life must be to hunt down this monster.
(c) He concludes that it will be too dangerous.
(d) He believes that nothing will be gained by the expedition.

2. How does Aronnax happen to be in the right place at the right time to be invited to join the hunt?
(a) He is the first scientist to have a sighting of the monster.
(b) Aronnax is in New York City at the height of the controversy about the sea monster.
(c) He is a survivor of the sunken Scotia.
(d) He is lecturing at the University of Florida.

3. Briefly describe Ned Land.
(a) Land is a Canadian who speaks French with Aronnax. He has been a seaman all his life and has many interesting tales about his adventures.
(b) He is a Frenchman only on board to translate for Aronnax.
(c) He is a Canadian scientist who disbelieves the whole thing.
(d) He is Conseil's cousin conscripted for the trip.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two people on board who are not enthusiastic about the search?

2. How do Aronnax and Conseil finally see Ned Land?

3. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?

4. Tell about the encounter with the captain of a whaling ship.

5. What does the public speculate the object is?

(see the answer key)

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