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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?
(a) The Atlantic Seafarer.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) The Wyeth.
(d) The Dolan.

3. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?
(a) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".
(b) A dream or a memory.
(c) A United States Coast Guard incident report.
(d) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.

4. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
(a) Swordfish fishing.
(b) Mackerel fishing.
(c) Tuna fishing.
(d) Trout fishing.

5. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Cable and rudder.
(b) Yards and line.
(c) Hatch lid and canvas.
(d) Mast and sail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

2. Who does Junger pose questions related to vessel disasters to in Chapter One?

3. What does the disaster that strikes the vessel from which the note in a bottle originates do in relation to the disaster that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail?

4. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

5. Who keeps records aboard the Andrea Gail?

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