The Control of Nature Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Do the members of the Genofile family survive the debris flow crash? (from Los Angeles Against the Mountains)

No.

Yes.

All but one do.

All but two do.

2.

When the author asks several individuals why people buy homes in dangerous areas of Southern California, one of the answers he receives is that: (from Los Angeles Against the Mountains)

Newcomers are willing to put their lives in danger for the opportunity to live there.

New home buyers don't know the history of the area.

People are naive and ignorant, and they choose to live in denial.

There are dangers anywhere people live.

3.

The first debris basin in Southern California starts out as what? (from Los Angeles Against the Mountains)

Cattle ranch.

Working gravel pit.

Gold mine.

Dry pond.

4.

When the author recounts the moments before the 1973 eruption in Heimaey, he describes what? (from Cooling the Lava)

Vibrations that are not unusual for the region.

A violent shaking of the ground.

An uncanny silence settling over the land.

A loud, deep sound emanating from the volcano.

5.

During the debris flow, what lands on the roof of the Genofile family's home? (from Los Angeles Against the Mountains)

Boulders.

Camping equipment.

Animals.

Hail stones.

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