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