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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dirk's plan of action on the Martha Ann with only two hours to go before dark falls?
(a) To dive on the sub.
(b) To build a decoy to help defend the ship from the probable nighttime attack.
(c) To conduct an underwater search of the seamount.
(d) To improvise the best defenses the crew can muster.

2. What smell is associated with the attack on the Lillie Marlene?
(a) Melting plastic.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Eucalyptus.
(d) Smoke.

3. What does "bare steerageway" mean?
(a) Just enough speed for a ship to be accurately steered.
(b) Clutch ahead.
(c) The sailors driving the ship are doing so naked.
(d) All covers are removed from the navigational equipment and she is to be steered manually.

4. Who is the author of the manuscript, excerpts of which are transcribed in Chapter 2?
(a) SN Farris.
(b) ADM Hunter.
(c) CDR Dupree.
(d) Dirk Pratt.

5. How does Dirk suggest the captain's log from the Starbuck is forged?
(a) Using a special tracing machine.
(b) Using the actual captain's log, his correspondence and diary.
(c) By raiding his home for handwriting exemplars.
(d) By forcing the captain to write it using the threat of torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accounts for the ocean turning a greenish color as the Martha Ann approaches the shallower water of the seamount?

2. By ADM Hunter's estimation, how deep is the water where the Starbuck sinks?

3. What branch of the military does Dirk belong to?

4. What replacement weapon does Dirk grab after having expended his single shot weapon?

5. How many ships have gone missing where the Starbuck is last reported?

(see the answer key)

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