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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What s the first indication that the Martha Ann is in danger at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Sudden radio silence.
(b) Sudden change in sea state.
(c) A continuous thumping sound coming from the bottom of the hull.
(d) A thick fog coming up from the ocean surface.

2. How does Adrian escape when the men from the sea come ashore and kill her friend?
(a) Out the window.
(b) Through a trapdoor under the bed.
(c) Through a two-way closet.
(d) Through a connecting bathroom.

3. Why doesn't Dirk want to leave the Martha Ann on the helicopter to go and get the salvage team?
(a) He doesn't believe the sub can be salvaged.
(b) Because he's afraid to fly in the dark.
(c) He doesn't want to miss the action on the Martha Ann.
(d) Because if something happens, there is no alternate escape route for the crew.

4. Who says: "I shot down Admiral Sandecker and his staff over the China Sea."?
(a) LCDR Boland.
(b) ADM Hunter.
(c) Dirk Pitt.
(d) CDR Denver.

5. Who says "As long as there are seas, ships, and men, there will be strange unsolved mysteries."?
(a) Dirk Pitt.
(b) Captain Cinana.
(c) ADM Sandecker
(d) CDR Dupree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of the manuscript, excerpts of which are transcribed in Chapter 2?

3. What does Dirk communicate about the sub's crew in his initial message back to the Martha Ann?

4. What does "noncom" mean as it is used in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. How many men escape with Dirk on the helicopter from the Martha Ann?

(see the answer key)

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