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Journey to the Center of the Earth

by Jules Verne

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Journey to the Center of the Earth Questions and Answers

What is the moral lesson of Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Who is Arne Saknussemm?

What is the setting of Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What is the central problem in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What was the most important discovery in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What problems did the characters face in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

How old is Axel in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Who is the antagonist in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Who is Axel in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What is the setting of Journey to the Center of the Earth, and why is it important? 

Describe the different terrains in Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Is Journey to the Center of the Earth scientifically accurate?

How did processor Liedenbrock discover the hidden secret in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

In Journey to the Center of the Earth, why does Axel not want to go on the trip?

On the plane in Journey to the Center of the Earth, Trevor is trying to decipher a code, and he thinks it has something to do with what scientific tool?

What are the major events, crises and complications in Journey to the Centre of the Earth?

Who is Hans Bjelke?

In Journey to the Center of the Earth, what is the difference between the mushroom forests and the forests found on the surface?

In Journey to the Center of the Earth, what island did they resurface on?

Who is Martha in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What inspired Jules Verne to write Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What genre is Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What gadgets did they use in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What events in A Journey to the Center of the Earth have lots of action?

Describe the mastodons and their keeper in Journey to the Centre of the Earth. 

In chapter 27 of Journey to the Center of the Earth, the three men are walking on bones, yet the scene is not gruesome. Why?

Who is Lidenbrock in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Is there evidence of Axel's character development in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What type of creatures do they meet?

Where did Axel, Otto Lidenbrock, and Hans return to the surface of the earth?

Who is Grauben?

What is the theme of Journey to the Center of the Earth?

How was Axel lost and what did he do when he realized it in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Why was Professor Lidenbrock excited when he returned from the bookshop in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Describe the horses in Journey to the Center of the Earth.

How deep do they go in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Describe the subterranean forests in Journey to the Centre of the Earth. 

What is the profession of Professor Lidenbrock?

Who is the new character introduced in chapter 3 of Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Why did axel not want to go on the trip?

Describe the vast mushroom forest the explorers discover near Port Gretchen in Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Where does Axel discover a vast mushroom forest in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What kind of storm forces the three into a cave?

What words did Axel see when he fanned himself with the document in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

How does Axel describe Iceland in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

What happens after water comes from the hole?  

In the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, is the theme related to power and corruption? What would be a good theme statement?

Who is Axel and Alec?

If I change the setting of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" without changing the characters, how would the story be different and why is it so?

Is Journey to the Center of the Earth fiction or nonfiction?