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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?
(a) They changed their vacation plans immediately.
(b) They ignored the information.
(c) They decided to go for another swim.
(d) They went looking for the shark.

2. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.
(a) Barlow.
(b) Barrows.
(c) Burlew.
(d) Barringer.

3. The shark hunters spotted what and shot at it repeatedly?
(a) A dark spot in the water.
(b) A red spot in the water.
(c) A large fin.
(d) A school of fish.

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) $500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

5. Schleisser had sent what to Dr. Lucas for analysis?
(a) Some of the pieces of fabric found in the shark.
(b) Some of the debris found in the shark.
(c) Some of the bones found in the shark.
(d) Some of the objects found in the shark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. There was a report of a thirteen-foot tiger shark that was towed ashore while still alive regurgitating, among other items, what?

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

4. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?

5. Confused by the coastline, the shark swam into the mouth of what creek?

(see the answer key)

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