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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in charge of sailing the Satori?
(a) Ray Leonard.
(b) Howard Blackburn.
(c) Charlie Reed.
(d) Bob Brown.

2. What is the name of the boat in which Bob Brown lost all but one of his crew members, and was blamed for the deaths that occurred?
(a) Miss Millie.
(b) Sea Fever.
(c) Fair Wind.
(d) Contship Holland.

3. What type of structure does NOT stand at Sable Island today?
(a) A fine china and crystal shop.
(b) An oil rig.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) A weather station.

4. Freak wave "monsters" are large waves that frequently overwhelm ships. How high was the largest wave of its type ever recorded that encountered a 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 165 feet in height.
(b) 120 feet in height.
(c) 112 feet in height.
(d) 95 feet in heighh.

5. Around 1605, what outcasts did the English join with to establish the settlement at Gloucester?
(a) Outcasts from Britain.
(b) Outcasts from Plymouth.
(c) Outcasts from France.
(d) Outcasts from Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy Tyne's primary reason for wanting to stay out longer aboard the Andrea Gail?

2. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

3. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?

4. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

5. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?

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