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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People on the beach noticed what about Charles?
(a) He looked like he had been attacked.
(b) His dog was paddling behind him.
(c) He looked fatigued.
(d) A dark fin was following closely behind him.

2. Bruder's injuries and death were recorded and attributed to what?
(a) Orca bite.
(b) Unknown sources.
(c) Fish bite.
(d) Shark bite.

3. For what was the shark waiting?
(a) For its prey to bleed to death.
(b) For its prey to escape.
(c) For its prey to swim farther out into the water.
(d) For other sharks to come help it catch its prey.

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

5. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1915.

6. After the shark attacked, what had happened to Bruder?
(a) The shark had scraped his side.
(b) The shark had bitten off his feet.
(c) The shark had bitten his hand.
(d) The shark bumped into him.

7. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?
(a) They were followed by the shark but were not attacked.
(b) The shark attacked one of them.
(c) The shark bumped into one of them.
(d) Nothing.

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

9. 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?
(a) The strong current of the Gulf Stream.
(b) A tropical storm.
(c) A strong hurricane.
(d) The smell of humans.

10. Mrs. Vansant was somewhat concerned about the possible ruckus on the Jersey Shore due to the hordes of visitors expected and a controversy over what?
(a) The amount of money her husband would spend at the casino.
(b) The location of their hotel.
(c) Some young women who were going to be parading around in revealing beach wear.
(d) How the family would spend their leisure time.

11. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?
(a) God's wrath.
(b) Unruly teenagers.
(c) German U-Boats.
(d) The U.S. Navy.

12. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He had been chased by a shark.
(c) He had a cramp and had to swim to the shore.
(d) He had drowned.

13. What did Charles Bruder want to do?
(a) He wanted to swim with the shark.
(b) He wanted to outdo Dowling's recent swim.
(c) He wanted to go surfing.
(d) He wanted to catch the shark.

14. The editorial ended with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks did present a significant danger to man.
(b) Sharks did not present a danger to man.
(c) Sharks did present a slight danger to man.
(d) Man did present a danger to sharks.

15. What might have been the reason for the hotel to keep down word of the incident?
(a) To see if the boy had been attacked by a shark or had drowned.
(b) To avoid depressing the tourist trade.
(c) To avoid mass chaos and fear.
(d) To avoid a law suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?

2. Since it was unusual for the young white shark to be close to the shore in July 1916, experts later theorized that the lone predator was led toward shore by ________________.

3. What rumors were rampant?

4. Newly born white sharks measure up to _______ feet and weigh up to eight-five pounds.

5. Someone on shore thought they saw what, which was actually blood?

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