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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George Papaaloa ask Dirk about progress on that that Dirk had recently been diving to find?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) The burial grounds of the Koolau tribe.
(c) The burial cave of King Kamehameha.
(d) Iolani Palace.

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 the Starbuck's own radio.
(c) Via LT March's underwater walkie-talkie radio.
(d) He signs the message to the cameras he knows are watching them through the portholes.

3. What words does LCDR Boland have tattooed on his arm?
(a) Be all that you can be.
(b) Bravery in Action.
(c) God Bless America.
(d) Death before dishonor.

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

5. How many men escape with Dirk on the helicopter from the Martha Ann?
(a) All of them plus Farris.
(b) 16.
(c) Six.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Barf the Magic Dragon?

2. What is the nickname of the area where the Starbuck went missing?

3. How does the Starbuck hit the seafloor?

4. What is dangerous about Dirk's swim out to the object in the water?

5. Which seamen could have survived immediately after "the disaster" befell the Starbuck according to the logbook?

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