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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?
(a) Worcester, Massachusetts.
(b) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(c) Gloucester, Massachusetts.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

2. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Literal sense.
(b) Meteorological sense.
(c) Theoretical sense.
(d) Historical sense.

3. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Ten men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Fifteen men.

4. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Surreal basis.
(b) Religious basis.
(c) Fantasy basis.
(d) Factual basis.

5. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.
(a) "Fishing is educational and entertaining."
(b) "Fishing is relaxing and serene."
(c) "Fishing is a dangerous and unskilled profession."
(d) "Fishing is simple and fun."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?

2. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?

3. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?

4. Around 1605, what outcasts did the English join with to establish the settlement at Gloucester?

5. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?

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