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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

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 ________________.
(a) The currents and the smell of humans.
(b) Scents and currents and hunger.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Feelings of loneliness.

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

4. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.
(a) Humans.
(b) Small fish and crustaceans.
(c) Orcas and whales.
(d) Seals and dolphins.

5. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.
(a) Eight.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

6. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?
(a) Yes, but the measurement was made on a juvenile shark.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but the evidence is not solid.

7. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.
(a) Show.
(b) Retriever.
(c) Old.
(d) Hunting.

8. What did Dowling swear?
(a) He would never swim again.
(b) He would help to save those attacked by sharks.
(c) He would catch the shark.
(d) He would never swim in the ocean again.

9. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Dozens.

10. There was disagreement among the public as to what killed Charles. Some thought a shark was the culprit, others were convinced that _____________ was the predator.
(a) A giant squid or octopus.
(b) A dolphin or ray.
(c) An orca or rogue whale.
(d) A large sea turtle or rogue tuna.

11. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?
(a) The high temperature disorients the shark.
(b) The high temperature makes it hungry for human flesh.
(c) The high temperature makes it uncomfortable and struggle to hunt and feed.
(d) The high temperature makes it irritable and hungry.

12. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirty-five.

13. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?
(a) Blue whales and orcas.
(b) Dolphins, sperm whales, and larger great whites.
(c) Larger great whites, sperm whales and orcas.
(d) Seals and dolphins.

14. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.
(b) There has been no evidence.
(c) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.
(d) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.

15. The thousands of ________________ that cover their skin aid in their maneuverability and speed.
(a) Scales.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Derma.
(d) Denticles.

Short Answer Questions

1. There were some ______________ people in the water the day following the attack on Charles Vansant.

2. Was it common to see sharks along the Atlantic coast?

3. The person attempting to pull Charles toward the shore was stopped suddenly by what?

4. 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.

5. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.

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