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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Peter have an appointment?
(a) on the USS Scorpion
(b) at the Naval Hospital
(c) at the Navy Department in Melbourne
(d) with the Mayor of Melbourne

2. In Australia, what do they figure will go a little before Sydney?
(a) Tasmania
(b) Cape Town
(c) Melbourne
(d) Perth

3. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?
(a) the Vice Admiral of the Australian Navy
(b) Moira and Dwight
(c) the Prime Minister
(d) Sir Douglas Froude, John's great uncle, a retired Lieutenant General

4. Why does Peter not take the car to Melbourne?
(a) the car refuses to start
(b) the car needs some new parts
(c) the tires are flat
(d) there is very little gasoline left in the country

5. What kind of car does Peter have?
(a) a Mini-Cooper
(b) an MG
(c) a Ferrari
(d) a Morris

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only sign of life at Queensland?

2. What are the people of Melbourne doing to cope with the reality of pending death?

3. What do they figure will go before Melbourne?

4. Why does the USS Swordfish not come to Australia?

5. What will happen when the radiation covers the Southern hemisphere?

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