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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?
(a) A study of sharks.
(b) That a patrol be formed to hunt down and kill the shark.
(c) The closing of all beaches along the Atlantic.
(d) A great white shark expert.

2. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?
(a) German U-Boats.
(b) The U.S. Navy.
(c) Unruly teenagers.
(d) God's wrath.

3. By Saturday, July 15, Coney Island and Brighton Beach had lost an estimated __________________ beach goers, replaced by gangs of men armed with guns and spears bent on killing sharks.
(a) 500.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?
(a) A wire mesh net was being constructed.
(b) They were told to wear bright colors in the water.
(c) Guards sat in boats in the water looking for the shark.
(d) They were not allowed in the water.

5. What were placed at the mouth of the creek so the shark could not escape?
(a) Spears.
(b) Wire nets.
(c) Metal cages.
(d) Boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.

2. Why can white sharks not survive in fresh water?

3. Coppleson would one day refer to these attacks as those by the "____________" of New Jersey.

4. A lunar eclipse would be occurring on July _______ that year.

5. By the time Oelrichs died in __________, no proof of the shark's danger to man had been produced.

(see the answer key)

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