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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?
(a) He had drowned.
(b) He had been chased by a shark.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He had a cramp and had to swim to the shore.

2. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

3. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?
(a) Aggressive sporting events.
(b) Gambling and drinking.
(c) Dates without chaperones.
(d) Heavy drinking and dancing to suggestive songs.

4. What rumors were rampant?
(a) The water was polluted.
(b) The young people were causing problems on the beach.
(c) German U-boats were patrolling offshore.
(d) Sharks were patrolling offshore.

5. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.
(b) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.
(c) There has been no evidence.
(d) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.

Short Answer Questions

1. A new smell, the scent of _______________________, also would have piqued the interest of the shark.

2. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.

3. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?

4. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.

5. Later scientists attributed Oelrichs' success to what probability?

(see the answer key)

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