- 1. Where is Mount Etna located?
A) Greece
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Turkey
- 2. What is the name of the National Park that includes Mount Etna?
A) Parco dell'Etna
B) Etna Volcano Park
C) Parco Naturale di Etna
D) Mount Etna National Park
- 3. What is the local Sicilian name for Mount Etna?
A) Mungibeddu
B) Monte Bianco
C) Monte Rosso
D) Mujabalu
- 4. What type of eruptions are common on Mount Etna?
A) Plinian
B) Strombolian
C) Phreatomagmatic
D) Vulcanian
- 5. What is the composition of Mount Etna's rocks?
A) Basaltic
B) Sandstone
C) Marble
D) Granitic
- 6. Mount Etna is considered to be one of the most what volcanoes in the world?
A) Extinct
B) Active
C) Underwater
D) Dormant
- 7. Mount Etna is located on which side of the island of Sicily?
A) Northern
B) Eastern
C) Southern
D) Western
- 8. What is the cause of the earthquakes on Mount Etna?
A) Volcanic gases
B) Plate tectonics
C) Human activities
D) Movement of magma beneath the surface
- 9. Which Roman poet wrote about an excursion to Mount Etna in one of his works?
A) Ovid
B) Seneca
C) Horace
D) Virgil
- 10. Mount Etna is an active:
A) Plateau
B) Mountain Range
C) Volcano
D) Canyon
- 11. In which Italian region is Mount Etna located?
A) Sicily
B) Lombardy
C) Veneto
D) Tuscany
- 12. What is the traditional name of Mount Etna in Italian?
A) Elbrus
B) Mongibello
C) Fujiyama
D) Everest
- 13. Which mythological figure was said to have trapped Typhon underneath Mount Etna?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Poseidon
D) Hades
- 14. In which century did the catastrophic eruption of Mount Etna occur?
A) 17th century
B) 19th century
C) 15th century
D) 21st century
- 15. The fertility of the volcanic soils around Mount Etna is due to the presence of which mineral?
A) Copper
B) Potassium
C) Iron
D) Silver
- 16. Which famous Greek philosopher visited Mount Etna during its eruption in 426 BCE?
A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Socrates
D) Empedocles
- 17. What is the native Mediterranean tree that dominates the forests on Mount Etna's lower slopes?
A) Chestnut
B) Birch
C) Oak
D) Pine
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