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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dirk Pitt's father?
(a) A Senator from California, Chairman of the Naval Appropriations Committee.
(b) Chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) White House Chief of Staff.
(d) A Representative from Minnesota, on the House Armed Services Committee.

2. How long does the Navy extend searches for its missing vessels or crew?
(a) Indefinitely.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) he Navy does not conduct search and rescue, the Coast Guard does.
(d) 60 days.

3. Why does Dirk speculate that the Navy has equipped the Martha Ann with a crew of midgets?
(a) Because the doorways are abnormally low on the Martha Ann.
(b) Because so far the only crew members he's seen have all been under 5' 5".
(c) Because the escape helo only carries 15, too few for a normal crew of a vessel like the Martha Ann.
(d) Because he's trying to make a joke with the exasperatingly solemn Boland.

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

5. How does the Starbuck hit the seafloor?
(a) Upside down.
(b) Perfectly parallel.
(c) Stern first, almost perpendicular.
(d) Bow first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk discover in Summer's hand when he goes to pick her up and take her back to the hotel?

2. Who says: "I shot down Admiral Sandecker and his staff over the China Sea."?

3. What is the first year of record for missing ships in the Pacific Vortex?

4. What is Dirk wearing when he goes to see Admiral Hunter for the first time?

5. How does Dirk decide who to give the manuscript to?

(see the answer key)

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