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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?
(a) They decided to go for another swim.
(b) They changed their vacation plans immediately.
(c) They went looking for the shark.
(d) They ignored the information.

4. Since it was unusual for the young white shark to be close to the shore in July 1916, experts later theorized that the lone predator was led toward shore by ________________.
(a) Hunger.
(b) The currents and the smell of humans.
(c) Feelings of loneliness.
(d) Scents and currents and hunger.

5. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.
(a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) J.P. Morgan.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?

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

3. Eugene and Louisa Vansant did what with their daughters at dusk while their eldest child, Charles, romped with the family dog in the waters off the beach?

4. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?

5. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.

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