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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. Since the incident, experts have determined that swimmers who swim with dogs are at greater risk from shark attack. Why?
(a) Due to the dog's erratic movements in the water.
(b) Due to the sounds a dog makes.
(c) Due to the relationship between men and canines.
(d) Due to the strong scent a dog gives off.

2. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.
(b) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.
(c) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.
(d) There has been no evidence.

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

4. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?
(a) That a patrol be formed to hunt down and kill the shark.
(b) A study of sharks.
(c) The closing of all beaches along the Atlantic.
(d) A great white shark expert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The hotel manager, ___________________, immediately ordered his telephone operators to notify the operators in all the hotels on the north and central coast.

2. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?

3. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.

4. Noted _________________ Dr. John Treadwell Nichols was called in to investigate the attack.

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

(see the answer key)

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