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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Pearl Harbor know what has been happening with the Martha Ann and the finding of the Starbuck intact?
(a) All radio signals in the area are being jammed.
(b) LCDR Boland has not sent any messages.
(c) The Martha Ann has been using the wrong frequency.
(d) The radios have becomes mysteriously inoperable since they arrived at the Pacific Vortex.

2. How does Commander Dupree report the final resting place of the Starbuck?
(a) The same as the sub's last reported position.
(b) Precise geo-coordinates, which, if correct, would put the submarine on land.
(c) As unknown.
(d) Precise geo-coordinates, 500 miles from the last reported position.

3. When is strict radio silence imposed for a US Navy submarine?
(a) When in transit from missions.
(b) At all times.
(c) When a sub is on patrol or on station.
(d) When the captain orders it.

4. What is the nickname of the area where the Starbuck went missing?
(a) The Laurentian Abyss.
(b) The South China Crevasse.
(c) The Bermuda Triangle.
(d) The Pacific Vortex.

5. What threat does Dirk face being left behind as as the others ride the air bubble from the Starbuck's escape hatch to the surface?
(a) One of Them coming to relieve the previous guards.
(b) A great white shark.
(c) A hammerhead shark.
(d) Running out of air before he can reach the surface.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does ADM Hunter think CDR Dupree ordered his captain's log delivered to him?

2. How does Dirk suggest the captain's log from the Starbuck is forged?

3. Why is the Starbuck's final position report physically impossible?

4. Whose responsibility is it to plot the new search area for the Martha Ann after Dirk's interpretation of the evidence?

5. What unique feature of the Martha Ann's navigational equipment makes her totally crew-independent?

(see the answer key)

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