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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. The thousands of ________________ that cover their skin aid in their maneuverability and speed.
(a) Scales.
(b) Derma.
(c) Denticles.
(d) Barnacles.

2. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?
(a) They changed their vacation plans immediately.
(b) They went looking for the shark.
(c) They ignored the information.
(d) They decided to go for another swim.

3. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Old.
(c) Retriever.
(d) Show.

4. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?
(a) Yes, but the measurement was made on a juvenile shark.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes, but the evidence is not solid.
(d) No.

5. 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.
(a) $50.
(b) $500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next day, articles appeared in both the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer about the shark attack. Where were these articles located?

2. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?

3. As beach goers ran in to try to pull Charles ashore, the shark with bits of Charles' flesh in his mouth, did what?

4. There was disagreement among the public as to what killed Charles. Some thought a shark was the culprit, others were convinced that _____________ was the predator.

5. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.

(see the answer key)

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