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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is one reason the Navy doesn't consider the Starbuck's commanding officer's last statement of position to be credible?
(a) They don't trust ADM Hunter.
(b) They believe Dirk is perpetrating a hoax.
(c) They don't believe in the Pacific Vortex.
(d) They believe the Russians planted the manuscript.

2. What branch of the military does Dirk belong to?
(a) US Navy.
(b) US Coast Guard.
(c) US Army.
(d) US Air Force.

3. How does Dirk discover LT March after he realizes they are not alone on the submarine?
(a) Dead, he's been shot.
(b) Dirk cannot find him.
(c) Hiding and wounded.
(d) Wounded, he's been stabbed.

4. What does Dirk direct should be done to the Starbuck's torpedo room as they escape?
(a) Drain it.
(b) Flood it.
(c) Tear a hole in the hull.
(d) Arm the torpedoes.

5. Besides his direction on delivering his message, what is CDR Dupree's final request?
(a) Do not search for us.
(b) Let the world know there ARE extra-terrestrials on Earth.
(c) Do not let them get us.
(d) Please communicate with my family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "bare steerageway" mean?

2. What is Dirk's psychological assessment of sailors in relation to the intention of the staging of the Lillie Marlene?

3. What unusual equipment does LT Stanley sight on the first wreck that the Martha Ann discovers?

4. Who says "As long as there are seas, ships, and men, there will be strange unsolved mysteries."?

5. What ship is responsible for reporting the incident to the Lillie Marlene?

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