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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Sebastian Junger includes the story of a man who managed to escape the deadly clutches of his boat that had been overturned in a storm in the Georges Bank. What was the name of that survivor?
(a) Henry Blair.
(b) Ernie Hazard.
(c) Tim Griffith.
(d) Albert Gatewood.

2. Chapter 7 includes explicit information about which of the following?
(a) Factual information about how the oceans play an important role in human lives.
(b) Factual information on how ships go down.
(c) Factual information about why sailing is not recommended during foul weather.
(d) Factual information about the family members of each of the crew members of the Andrea Gail.

3. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?
(a) Homes away from home.
(b) Community centers.
(c) Support group meeting places.
(d) Orphanages.

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

5. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Bugsy" Moran's real given name?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Harry.
(c) Trey.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?

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

3. Who among the rescue crew along the New Jersey coast is rescued first?

4. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?

5. According to author Sebastian Junger, the dumping of which of the following is contributing to changing the ecology of the seas and making them rougher, thereby causing more freak wave "monsters" to occur?

(see the answer key)

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