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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is NOT KNOWN to be concerned about finances?
(a) Billy Tyne.
(b) Alfred Pierre.
(c) Bobby Shatford.
(d) Murph Murphy.

2. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?
(a) Force 9.
(b) Force 10.
(c) Force 11.
(d) Force 12.

3. Which crew member aboard the Andrea Gail has had a premonition that he will die young at sea?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Bugsy.
(c) Murph.
(d) Billy.

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

5. Who comes to the aid of the rescuers involved in the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
(a) The Tamaroa.
(b) The Eishin Maru.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Air National Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. The highest waves ever recorded along the Scotian Shelf, or anywhere at any time according to author Sebastian Junger, occurred within "The Perfect Storm". How high were the waves to which Junger refers?

2. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

3. Which of the following plays an instrumental role in the tumultuous sea rescue along the New Jersey coast described in Chapter 9?

4. Chapter 7 includes explicit information about which of the following?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method of transportation, as described in Chapter 8, is used to shuttle those who had been on The Satori to safety?

2. Why was the United States Navy conducting undersea experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs?

3. Describe the four classifications that Junger writes about in Chapter 5 in relation to the method used by fishermen for gauging the velocity of a windstorm.

4. Who are the Air National Guard rescuers written about in Chapter 9 who end up having to ditch the rescue helicopter in order to save their own lives as the attempt to rescue a Japanese sailor is underway along the New Jersey coast?

5. List some of the ways that most sword fishermen exhibit their state of denial about the dangers that exist in their profession.

6. In Chapter 5, which five different directions do five different vessels head toward as those at their helms learn about the forecast concerning the forthcoming "Perfect Storm"?

7. What unconventional rescue method described in Chapter 9 does the Air National Guard resort to for what results in the rescue of three of its own rescuers during the attempt to rescue a Japanese sailor off the New Jersey coast?

8. What type of response to her call for assistance does Satori passenger Karen Stimpson receive?

9. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the two female passengers, Karen Stimpson and Sue Bylander, give the television reporter with respect to why their boat skipper, Ray Leonard did not want to leave his boat in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?

10. What does "wave energy rising to the fourth power during storms" mean, as explained in Chapter 6?

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