The Perfect Storm Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Perfect Storm Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of ships does the Navy use to conduct stress and force experiments on its ships?
(a) Passenger ships.
(b) Model ships.
(c) Freight shps.
(d) War ships.

2. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Contship Holland.
(b) The Satori.
(c) The Allison.
(d) The Eishin Maru 78.

3. How many sailors have been known to have drowned on Sable Island after being pounded by waves while trying to find refuge from storms?
(a) Over 20,000.
(b) Over 5,000.
(c) Over 15,000.
(d) Over 10,000.

4. According to Junger, a "backing wind" moves counter-clockwise and always foreshadows what type of weather?
(a) A wind storm beginning to head back to where it began.
(b) Rough weather.
(c) A cloudburst.
(d) Clear, sunny weather.

5. What time does "The Perfect Storm" hit?
(a) 10:30 P.M.
(b) 7 P.M.
(c) 9:30 P.M.
(d) 12 Midnight.

6. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?
(a) Water pressure.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Motion.
(d) Current.

7. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Mikado Tomizawa.
(b) Cliff Sorenson.
(c) Gary Purdue.
(d) Mesharaff Dioligli.

8. In contrast, what does the skipper report to be the primary reason that The Satori ends up being abandoned during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) He felt that he and his crew had a better chance of surviving "The Perfect Storm" with the help of the Coast Guard.
(b) The skipper saw The Satori literally being demolished as he and his crew remained aboard while "The Perfect Storm" was underway in their midst.
(c) Ultimately, the skipper felt that The Satori, made of fiberglass and not wood, was not strong enough to withstand "The Perfect Storm".
(d) His crew members were inexperienced and terrified.

9. According to author Sebastian Junger, the dumping of which of the following is contributing to changing the ecology of the seas and making them rougher, thereby causing more freak wave "monsters" to occur?
(a) Petroleum.
(b) Hydrocarbons.
(c) Plastics.
(d) Foam rubber.

10. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?
(a) One day.
(b) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Ten days.

11. In Chapter 7, Junger reports that mammals can survive up to one hour in very cold waters by which of the following?
(a) Natural body insulation.
(b) Body heat generated by treading water incessantly.
(c) Diving reflex.
(d) Wearing a survival suit.

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

13. Sable Island is also known as which of the following?
(a) "The World's Longest Sandbar".
(b) "Graveyard of the Atlantic".
(c) "The Sea Horse Capital of the World".
(d) "The Best Diving Destination on Earth".

14. In Chapter 9, which of the following is saved from raging sea water?
(a) A Turkish sailor.
(b) A Japanese sailor.
(c) An American sailor.
(d) A British sailor.

15. Freak wave "monsters" are large waves that frequently overwhelm ships. How high was the largest wave of its type ever recorded that encountered a 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 95 feet in heighh.
(b) 112 feet in height.
(c) 120 feet in height.
(d) 165 feet in height.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the sound of wind during a windstorm is a deep tonal vibration like a church organ, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

2. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

3. Who among the rescue crew along the New Jersey coast is left in the water?

4. In Chapter 7, Junger details how around the middle of the 20th Century, the government developed concern for which of the following that was instrumental in stopping naval experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean?

5. Who among the following characters fractures three bones in his right arm, four ribs and ruptures a kidney upon falling into the raging sea water during the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?

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