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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the account of the Medusa published?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1819.
(d) 1817.
2. In Chapter 5, what Cape had the expedition rounded when they saw the porpoises?
(a) Cape Roca.
(b) Cape Finisterre.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) Cape Ministere.
3. When was James Bartley swallowed by a whale?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1891.
4. How far from Dublin was Colonel Fergusson's house?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.
5. After how many days did some of the survivors who stayed on the frigate decide to strike out on a raft?
(a) 33 days.
(b) 54 days.
(c) 42 days.
(d) 29 days.
6. After the sick were killed, how many days of provisions were left to sustain the survivors?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.
7. How long do Charlie and the crew have to wait after Matt's accident for the copter to come?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 2 days.
8. Who published Lawrence's book about the Titanic?
(a) Doubleday.
(b) Harper & Row.
(c) Harper Collins.
(d) Houghton Mifflin.
9. When did the liner St. Louis leave Hamburg, Germany?
(a) July 31, 1939.
(b) April 5, 1939.
(c) June 17, 1939.
(d) May 13, 1939.
10. What was the name of Gericault's painting?
(a) Scene of Shipwreck.
(b) Raft of the Medusa.
(c) Death and Desperation.
(d) Death at Sea.
11. Where did Amanda and Miss Logan see a peasant woman placing a tooth in the crevice of a church door?
(a) Erzerum.
(b) Kozan.
(c) Ozab.
(d) Malatya.
12. When did the expedition set off for Senegal?
(a) September 21, 1816.
(b) June 17, 1816.
(c) July 10, 1816.
(d) August 8, 1816.
13. How many of those left on the frigate decided to escape on a raft?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.
14. How many people sailed on the expedition?
(a) 412.
(b) 365.
(c) 276.
(d) 514.
15. What is the name of the priest that Matt portrays?
(a) Tortini.
(b) Rimini.
(c) Firmin.
(d) Antonio.
Short Answer Questions
1. How fast were the ships traveling in Chapter 5 when they saw the porpoises?
2. Who was the captain of the expedition to Senegal?
3. What is the name of the woman that Charlie and Pippa argued about?
4. Where did Jonah go after God told him to go preach?
5. At what altitude was the city of Arghuri?
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