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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 great white, even in modern times, remains what?
(a) Much of a mystery.
(b) A significant danger to man.
(c) A creature of interest.
(d) Of no interest to man.

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

3. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.
(a) 1900.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1915.

4. Later scientists attributed Oelrichs' success to what probability?
(a) The sharks were juvenile great whites.
(b) The sharks were small, non-aggressive species.
(c) The great whites were not hungry at the time he jumped in the water.
(d) He thought a school of orcas were actually sharks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.

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

3. In 1915, a _______________ editorial was written entitled, "Let Us Do Justice To Sharks."

4. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?

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

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