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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In large part, why has the great white escaped scientific scrutiny?
(a) It is not of interest to most ichthyologists.
(b) It's numbers are too few.
(c) It is a very solitary animal.
(d) It is too large and powerful for captivity.

3. What was significant about the popular black and dark blue bathing suits?
(a) They were the exact colors of marine animals that the shark savored.
(b) They were the same colors as great whites.
(c) They were very unattractive.
(d) They were not appealing to sharks.

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

5. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?
(a) They were exposing their arms and legs and wearing scandalous clinging wool suits.
(b) They were going on dates.
(c) They were not enjoying the beach environment.
(d) They were talking to boys.

6. _______________ staff physician, Dr. William G. Schauffler, completed the official report.
(a) The Governor's.
(b) The hotel manager's.
(c) The President's.
(d) The Mayor's.

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

8. Newly born white sharks measure up to _______ feet and weigh up to eight-five pounds.
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

9. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks feared men.
(b) Sharks were not very intelligent.
(c) Sharks were no match for men.
(d) Sharks were dangerous to mankind.

10. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?
(a) He believed sharks were not dangerous.
(b) He thought the shark following him was a figment of his imagination.
(c) He thought he could swim faster than the shark.
(d) He was in water that was only three and a half feet deep.

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

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

13. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.
(a) Far Rockaway.
(b) Wilmington Beach.
(c) Beach Haven.
(d) Howard Beach.

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

15. Noted _________________ Dr. John Treadwell Nichols was called in to investigate the attack.
(a) Herpetologist.
(b) Ichthyologist.
(c) Mammalogist.
(d) Ornithologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.

2. As Gertrude stroked along parallel to the coastline, what happened to her?

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

4. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

5. The great white, even in modern times, remains what?

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