Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Michael Capuzzo
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 152 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Michael Capuzzo
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since it was unusual for the young white shark to be close to the shore in July 1916, experts later theorized that the lone predator was led toward shore by ________________.
(a) The currents and the smell of humans.
(b) Feelings of loneliness.
(c) Scents and currents and hunger.
(d) Hunger.

2. A new smell, the scent of _______________________, also would have piqued the interest of the shark.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Human waste.
(d) Children.

3. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.
(a) A great deal of.
(b) Very little.
(c) No.
(d) Some.

4. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1900.

5. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.
(a) $500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Oelrichs died in __________, no proof of the shark's danger to man had been produced.

2. Later scientists attributed Oelrichs' success to what probability?

3. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.

4. People on the beach noticed what about Charles?

5. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.

(see the answer key)

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