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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dowling swear?
(a) He would never swim again.
(b) He would help to save those attacked by sharks.
(c) He would never swim in the ocean again.
(d) He would catch the shark.

2. Coppleson cited the North Atlantic attacks of 1916 as those of a rogue shark, even though many American experts maintained what belief?
(a) The deaths of the swimmers were not caused by sharks.
(b) The swimmers drowned.
(c) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by a shark that could not be considered a rogue shark.
(d) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by orcas.

3. In 1922, two _____________ were attacked and killed at the same location, Coogee Beach, by large sharks that struck them with such force that they were lifted from the water.
(a) Boaters.
(b) Surfers.
(c) Divers.
(d) Swimmers.

4. What was significant about the popular black and dark blue bathing suits?
(a) They were the exact colors of marine animals that the shark savored.
(b) They were very unattractive.
(c) They were the same colors as great whites.
(d) They were not appealing to sharks.

5. The US Bureau of ______________ declared that people should not be deterred from going into the waters since "sharks were not vicious" (p. 82). Sharks were deemed to be less a threat to man than horses and dogs.
(a) Fisheries.
(b) The Interior.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Oceans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumors were rampant?

2. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?

3. The shark that attacked in 1916 had returned from the southern waters where he had suffered in his competition with many larger predators. He was tossed northward by what?

4. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.

5. What did some think had killed Charles Bruder?

(see the answer key)

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