- 1. What is the name of the volcano that erupted in Sicily resulting in the deaths of thousands?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Mount Etna
C) Mount Vesuvius
D) Mount Everest
- 2. Which Italian island does Mount Etna belong to?
A) Capri
B) Corsica
C) Sicily
D) Sardinia
- 3. What is the approximate elevation of Mount Etna?
A) 1,000 meters (3,280 feet)
B) 3,329 meters (10,922 feet)
C) 5,000 meters (16,404 feet)
D) 2,000 meters (6,562 feet)
- 4. Which type of volcano is Mount Etna classified as?
A) Shield volcano
B) Cinder cone volcano
C) Caldera volcano
D) Stratovolcano
- 5. What caused most of the deaths during the eruption of Mt. Etna in 1669?
A) Explosions
B) Lava flows
C) Pyroclastic flows
D) Ashfall
- 6. What is the general name for volcanic material that is erupted during an eruption?
A) Pumice
B) Lava
C) Tephra
D) Magma
- 7. What is the largest city near Mount Etna?
A) Catania
B) Syracuse
C) Palermo
D) Messina
- 8. What type of volcanic material forms when volcanic ash and other particles are welded together by heat and pressure?
A) Basalt
B) Tuff
C) Obsidian
D) Pumice
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