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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.
(a) A quarter-mile.
(b) A mile.
(c) A half-mile.
(d) One hundred feet.

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

3. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. Coppleson cited the North Atlantic attacks of 1916 as those of a rogue shark, even though many American experts maintained what belief?
(a) The swimmers drowned.
(b) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by a shark that could not be considered a rogue shark.
(c) The deaths of the swimmers were not caused by sharks.
(d) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by orcas.

5. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?
(a) Below the knee.
(b) On the foot.
(c) Around the waste.
(d) Below the elbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.

2. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?

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

4. 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?

5. Bruder boasted that he was not afraid of sharks. Why was he not afraid?

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