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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?
(a) They pursue and obtain a college education in marine biology.
(b) They enter it to provide for their families.
(c) Fishermen openly choose the fishing profession.
(d) Fishermen wander into fishing because their fathers, uncles, brothers, friends and other men in their lives are in it..

2. Who owns the Andrea Gail?
(a) Linda Greenlaw.
(b) Howard Blackburn.
(c) Bob Brown.
(d) Alfred Pierre.

3. In Chapter 7, Junger details how around the middle of the 20th Century, the government developed concern for which of the following that was instrumental in stopping naval experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean?
(a) Unsuspecting scuba divers in the area.
(b) Unsuspecting personnel aboard vessels in the area.
(c) Marine life in the area.
(d) Undersea landmasses in the area.

4. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Billy.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Murph.

5. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) July, 1992.
(b) March, 1993.
(c) January, 1985.
(d) October, 1991.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, Junger reports that mammals can survive up to one hour in very cold waters by which of the following?

3. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?

4. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?

5. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?

(see the answer key)

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