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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says: "I shot down Admiral Sandecker and his staff over the China Sea."?
(a) ADM Hunter.
(b) CDR Denver.
(c) LCDR Boland.
(d) Dirk Pitt.

2. What does "noncom" mean as it is used in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Non-communicative, meaning unable or unwilling to speak.
(b) Not-in-compliance, meaning the person or vessel is not obeying instructions.
(c) Non-commissioned, meaning not an authorized Naval vessel.
(d) Non-commissioned, meaning not an officer.

3. How does Dirk discover LT March after he realizes they are not alone on the submarine?
(a) Dead, he's been shot.
(b) Dirk cannot find him.
(c) Wounded, he's been stabbed.
(d) Hiding and wounded.

4. How does Admiral Hunter know that Dirk has never served on a submarine?
(a) Dirk does not understand the significance of what he read.
(b) Dirk does not have the right military bearing.
(c) Dirk does not recognize the communications capsule.
(d) ADM Hunter has never heard of Dirk.

5. Who is the Chief Director of the Naval Underwater and Marine Agency?
(a) Admiral James Sandecker.
(b) Captain Orl Cinana.
(c) Dirk Pitt.
(d) Admiral Leigh Hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does ADM Sandecker say that Dirk is a security risk because he's read the manuscript?

2. In spite of all of the odd people Dirk has met since the beginning of the book, who is it that still haunts him as he gets underway on the Martha Ann?

3. What is dangerous about Dirk's swim out to the object in the water?

4. Roughly how large is the Martha Ann in Dirk's estimate?

5. What is the first year of record for missing ships in the Pacific Vortex?

(see the answer key)

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