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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but the measurement was made on a juvenile shark.
(c) Yes, but the evidence is not solid.
(d) Yes.

3. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?
(a) Around the waste.
(b) On the foot.
(c) Below the knee.
(d) Below the elbow.

4. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.
(a) Dozens.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Millions.

5. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.
(a) 1918.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1891.

Short Answer Questions

1. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

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

3. For what was the shark waiting?

4. The editorial noted that people had an unnatural ___________ sharks.

5. In large part, why has the great white escaped scientific scrutiny?

(see the answer key)

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