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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. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.
(a) East.
(b) Region.
(c) State.
(d) Country.

2. In 1915, a _______________ editorial was written entitled, "Let Us Do Justice To Sharks."
(a) New York Post.
(b) New York Times.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) USA Today.

3. The editorial ended with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks did not present a danger to man.
(b) Sharks did present a significant danger to man.
(c) Sharks did present a slight danger to man.
(d) Man did present a danger to sharks.

4. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.
(a) Edmonton.
(b) Eagles Nest.
(c) Engleside.
(d) Essex.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.

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. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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