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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the shark do this to Renny?
(a) Probably to see what kind of creature he was.
(b) Probably to sate his hunger.
(c) Probably to get a sense of his size.
(d) Probably to see if he would taste good.

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

3. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?
(a) Aggressive sporting events.
(b) Heavy drinking and dancing to suggestive songs.
(c) Dates without chaperones.
(d) Gambling and drinking.

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

5. The man the reporters visited was director of what?
(a) Liberty Science Center.
(b) The American Museum of Natural History.
(c) The Rose Center.
(d) The Sony Wonder Lab.

Short Answer Questions

1. By July _______, bathers returned and ventured back into the water, seeming to forget about the recent attacks.

2. What did some think had killed Charles Bruder?

3. Scientists have recently theorized that shark attacks may be caused by what?

4. What was wrong with the North Atlantic region for the shark?

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

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