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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Religious basis.
(b) Surreal basis.
(c) Fantasy basis.
(d) Factual basis.

3. Based on the wind force gauge system that the fishermen use, what force level is "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Force 10.
(b) Force 11.
(c) Force 12.
(d) Force 9.

4. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?
(a) Close every hatch, porthole and watertight door on board.
(b) Take everything off the deck.
(c) Latch down things that could break loose.
(d) Do not try to contact family members and friends to inform them of the approaching storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In contrast, what does the skipper report to be the primary reason that The Satori ends up being abandoned during "The Perfect Storm"?

3. If the sound of wind during a windstorm is a deep tonal vibration like a church organ, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

4. What type of boat is the Satori?

5. 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?

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