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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?
(a) He thought he could swim faster than the shark.
(b) He believed sharks were not dangerous.
(c) He was in water that was only three and a half feet deep.
(d) He thought the shark following him was a figment of his imagination.

2. Coppleson applied his theory to many locales around the world, including South Africa, Puerto Rico and _________________.
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Japan.
(c) The United States.
(d) China.

3. The great white can grow to _____________ feet or more and weigh several tons.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

4. Joseph Dunn, his brother Michael and their friend Jerry Hollohan in __________________, a community downstream from the town of Matawan, had missed the warnings and cut through the woods for a quick swim in the creek.
(a) Clifford.
(b) Cliff Falls.
(c) Cliffwood.
(d) Cliffton.

5. The beating with the oar and the gunshots had, like some old-time fishermen predicted, probably done what?
(a) Scared it south.
(b) Caused the shark to drift north.
(c) Forced it farther out to sea.
(d) Killed the shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

2. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.

3. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.

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

5. _______________ staff physician, Dr. William G. Schauffler, completed the official report.

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