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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.
(a) Seventy.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

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 blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.
(d) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.

3. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty-eight.

4. In large part, why has the great white escaped scientific scrutiny?
(a) It is not of interest to most ichthyologists.
(b) It is a very solitary animal.
(c) It is too large and powerful for captivity.
(d) It's numbers are too few.

5. Successive rows of additional teeth are poised behind the functional teeth, ready to replace them when they are discarded. Every ______________ weeks, a new, serrated set of teeth replaces the current set.
(a) Five or six.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Three or four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumors were rampant?

2. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.

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

4. Mrs. Vansant was somewhat concerned about the possible ruckus on the Jersey Shore due to the hordes of visitors expected and a controversy over what?

5. The great white, even in modern times, remains what?

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