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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People on the beach noticed what about Charles?
(a) He looked like he had been attacked.
(b) His dog was paddling behind him.
(c) He looked fatigued.
(d) A dark fin was following closely behind him.

2. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?
(a) The high temperature disorients the shark.
(b) The high temperature makes it hungry for human flesh.
(c) The high temperature makes it uncomfortable and struggle to hunt and feed.
(d) The high temperature makes it irritable and hungry.

3. Dr. Nichols, after viewing Bruder's wounds, concluded what?
(a) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a dolphin.
(b) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a sea turtle.
(c) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a shark.
(d) The young man's death was caused by the attack of an orca, a killer whale.

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

5. The shark that attacked in 1916 had returned from the southern waters where he had suffered in his competition with many larger predators. He was tossed northward by what?
(a) A tropical storm.
(b) The strong current of the Gulf Stream.
(c) A strong hurricane.
(d) The smell of humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?

2. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?

3. The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven.

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

5. _______________ staff physician, Dr. William G. Schauffler, completed the official report.

(see the answer key)

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