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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. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.
(a) A great deal of.
(b) No.
(c) Some.
(d) Very little.

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

3. 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) $5,000.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

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

5. What had appeared in the paper about the attack?
(a) A small article on the back page.
(b) An article on the front page.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Some information in the middle of the paper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Since the incident, experts have determined that swimmers who swim with dogs are at greater risk from shark attack. Why?

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

4. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?

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

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