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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An anemometer measures which of the following?
(a) Water level.
(b) Wave height.
(c) Wave force.
(d) Wind velocity.

2. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?
(a) Force 9.
(b) Force 10.
(c) Force 12.
(d) Force 11.

3. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?
(a) Toward England.
(b) Toward Boston Harbor.
(c) He does not change its course.
(d) Toward Newfoundland.

4. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Billy Tyne.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Adam Randall.

5. Which name from the roster below does NOT reflect the name of an individual aboard The Satori?
(a) Ray Leonard.
(b) Sue Bylander.
(c) Karen Stimpston.
(d) Albert Johnston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

2. According to Junger, a "backing wind" moves counter-clockwise and always foreshadows what type of weather?

3. What time does "The Perfect Storm" hit?

4. Who is the last person to communicate with Billy Tyne as "The Perfect Storm" and the Andrea Gail are headed toward each other?

5. How many years of experience at sea do Murph, Bugsy and Billy have among them?

(see the answer key)

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