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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Dale Murphy.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) "Sully" Sullivan.
(d) "Bugsy" Moran.

2. An anemometer measures which of the following?
(a) Water level.
(b) Wind velocity.
(c) Wave height.
(d) Wave force.

3. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?
(a) Fishermen openly choose the fishing profession.
(b) They enter it to provide for their families.
(c) They pursue and obtain a college education in marine biology.
(d) Fishermen wander into fishing because their fathers, uncles, brothers, friends and other men in their lives are in it..

4. Based on the wind force gauge system that the fishermen use, what force level is "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Force 10.
(b) Force 11.
(c) Force 9.
(d) Force 12.

5. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?
(a) Toward Newfoundland.
(b) Toward England.
(c) Toward Boston Harbor.
(d) He does not change its course.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?

2. What boat is Tommie Barrie on when he makes radio contact with Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail?

3. In contrast, what does the skipper report to be the primary reason that The Satori ends up being abandoned during "The Perfect Storm"?

4. Upon hearing reports about the unfavorable weather forecast, what area becomes the destination of the EIshin Maru 78?

5. Which boat positioned nearby to the Andrea Gail changes its course shortly before "The Perfect Storm" strikes?

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