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

2. Noted _________________ Dr. John Treadwell Nichols was called in to investigate the attack.
(a) Mammalogist.
(b) Ornithologist.
(c) Ichthyologist.
(d) Herpetologist.

3. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.
(a) Region.
(b) East.
(c) Country.
(d) State.

4. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $500.
(d) $5,000.

5. Was it common to see sharks along the Atlantic coast?
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes, but rarely.
(c) Yes, very frequently.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was disagreement among the public as to what killed Charles. Some thought a shark was the culprit, others were convinced that _____________ was the predator.

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

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

4. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?

5. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.

(see the answer key)

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