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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) No one.
(d) Sully Sullivan.

2. Ultimately Mioli, Ruvola, and Spillane are rescued using which of the following rescue gear?
(a) Mesh ropes.
(b) Basket lift.
(c) Rescue rafts.
(d) Survival suits.

3. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Mako shark.
(b) Thrasher Shark.
(c) Great White Shark.
(d) Nurse Shark.

4. Which of the following types of structures is NOT located on Sable Island today?
(a) An oil well.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) A Coast Guard station.
(d) A paper mill.

5. According to Junger, what year were spotter planes first used to locate fish?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

2. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

3. Who owns the Andrea Gail?

4. Author Sebastian Junger writes that a series of waves that can drive a ship underwater is known as which of the following?

5. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

(see the answer key)

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