- 1. Which country is Mount Etna located in?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Greece
- 2. Which type of volcano is Mount Etna classified as?
A) Shield volcano
B) Caldera volcano
C) Stratovolcano
D) Cinder cone volcano
- 3. What is the name of the tallest active volcano in Europe as of today?
A) Mount Pelee
B) Mount Stromboli
C) Mount Etna
D) Mount Vesuvius
- 4. Which city lies at the base of Mount Etna?
A) Messina
B) Syracuse
C) Palermo
D) Catania
- 5. Which Roman god of fire was associated with Mount Etna in ancient mythology?
A) Mars
B) Neptune
C) Jupiter
D) Vulcan
- 6. Which sea is located to the east of Mount Etna?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Ionian Sea
C) Adriatic Sea
D) Tyrrhenian Sea
- 7. What is the composition of the lava that flows from Mount Etna?
A) Obsidian
B) Basaltic
C) Andesitic
D) Rhyolitic
- 8. Which United States state is known for having the most active volcanoes, similar to Mount Etna?
A) Alaska
B) Washington
C) Hawaii
D) California
- 9. What is the name of the caldera located on the summit of Mount Etna?
A) Caldera del Fuego
B) Crater del Último
C) Valle del Bove
D) Lava Calida
- 10. What is the name of the ancient Greek mythological figure who was trapped under Mount Etna by Zeus?
A) Typhon
B) Cyclops
C) Sphinx
D) Gorgon
- 11. Which Roman poet's writing included a description of Mount Etna's eruptions in his work 'Aeneid'?
A) Virgil
B) Ovid
C) Horace
D) Seneca
- 12. What is the name of the preserved ancient Roman theater located in Catania, near Mount Etna?
A) Teatro Romano di Catania
B) Colosseum
C) Pompeii Amphitheater
D) Parthenon
- 13. Which geological feature is associated with the formation of Mount Etna and other Sicilian volcanoes?
A) Subduction zone
B) Hotspot volcano
C) Oceanic spreading center
D) Volcanic hotspot
- 14. Which mythological creature was said to live under Mount Etna according to Greek mythology?
A) Sphinx
B) Griffin
C) Minotaur
D) Cyclops
- 15. What is the predominant rock type found in Mount Etna?
A) Marble
B) Basalt
C) Sandstone
D) Granite
- 16. In which geological period did Mount Etna form?
A) Quaternary
B) Cretaceous
C) Jurassic
D) Miocene
- 17. What is the capital city of Sicily?
A) Syracuse
B) Messina
C) Palermo
D) Catania
- 18. What is the name of the national park where Mount Etna is located?
A) Stromboli National Park
B) Vesuvio National Park
C) Sicilia National Park
D) Parco dell'Etna
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