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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. Coppleson based his theory on the incidence of shark attacks that occurred when?
(a) After the advent of swimming competitions in 1919.
(b) After the advent of the sport of surfing in 1919.
(c) After the advent of the sailboat in 1919.
(d) After the advent of the swimsuit in 1919.

2. By July _______, bathers returned and ventured back into the water, seeming to forget about the recent attacks.
(a) 27th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 21st.
(d) 12th.

3. Just before they gave up, Fisher decided to dive one more time. He resurfaced and told Lester's waiting parents and the others what?
(a) The boy was still alive.
(b) He found the boy.
(c) He had been attacked.
(d) He could not find the boy.

4. What had appeared in the paper about the attack?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A small article on the back page.
(c) Some information in the middle of the paper.
(d) An article on the front page.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The men began launching ________________ in various parts of the creek.

2. 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.

3. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.

4. Assisted by Robert Murphy, Nichols set out for ______________ Bay on July 20th, armed with guns, knives and harpoons.

5. The damage to Bruder was so severe, a _________________ injury, that even with modern medical procedures, he could not have been saved.

(see the answer key)

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