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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long can the reactor continue to run unattended?
(a) Over a decade.
(b) No more than four to five weeks.
(c) Indefinitely.
(d) Six to twelve months.

2. How does Dirk send a message back to the Martha Ann from the Starbuck?
(a) He bangs out Morse code against the sub's hull.
(b) Via LT March's underwater walkie-talkie radio.
(c) Via the Starbuck's own radio.
(d) He signs the message to the cameras he knows are watching them through the portholes.

3. What is a "fo'c's'le"?
(a) It's a nautical term for any area of the ship where the enlisted crew go to get away from the officers.
(b) It's a space in the forward hull where extra anchor chain is kept.
(c) It's a variant spelling of "foxhole," and means the crew's lounging area.
(d) It is an abbreviation for "forecastle," or the forward deck of a ship.

4. What is the rescue schedule for the Starbuck when Dirk, Al and the Navy team return to the Pacifc Vortex?
(a) Four and a half hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) Two hours and 45 minutes.

5. What does Dirk start carrying before when he realizes the danger he has put himself in before reporting to Admiral Hunter?
(a) A diver's knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A false set of credentials.
(d) His military identification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Big Daddy?"

2. Why is Dirk beginning to distrust his situational awareness after his visit to the museum and George Papaaloa?

3. Why is diving on a wrecked submarine different from a wrecked ship for Dirk?

4. How long has it been since someone researched the sunken island at George Papaaloa's museum?

5. How does George Papaaloa describe the last researcher of the sunken island legend?

(see the answer key)

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