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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?
(a) Land misses and the monster disappears.
(b) The monster throws it back.
(c) The harpoon strikes on a hard surface.
(d) The monster dives almost taking the ship down with it.

2. What do the kelp and marine life create in the water of the Sargasso?
(a) a mysterious seascape
(b) a danger to the Nautilus
(c) a poisonous environment
(d) a strange color

3. What idea does Captain Nemo come up with to clear the ice?
(a) using boiling water
(b) using electric charges
(c) using salt
(d) using explosives

4. What is Sargasso?
(a) a Spanish dance
(b) a Spanish word meaning danger
(c) a Spanish word for sea kelp
(d) a special Spanish dish

5. As the Nautilus rounds Gibraltar, how far does Aronnax say they have traveled?
(a) 15,000 leagues
(b) twice the distance around the world
(c) 10,000 leagues so far
(d) 20,000 leagues

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conseil believe about the outcome of the trip?

2. After the aborted escape attempt, what does Aronnax tell Land?

3. After speaking with Nemo the morning after the underwater walk, how long is Nemo absent?

4. What does the public speculate the object is?

5. What does Ned take Aronnax to view outside the Nautilus one morning?

(see the answer key)

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