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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Chapter One presented?
(a) It is presented fully italicized.
(b) It is presented in full lower-case.
(c) It is presented in full bold print.
(d) It is presented fully capitalized.

2. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?
(a) Four days.
(b) One day.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Ten days.

3. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?
(a) Current.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Motion.
(d) Water pressure.

4. What region serves as a route through which the cold front that becomes part of "the mix" passes to join two other meteorological events to collectively create "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) North Pole.
(b) Arctic Circle.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Canadian Shield.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?

3. During storms, according to author Sebastian Junger, wave energy rises to which of the following powers with wind speed?

4. 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?

5. According to Junger, who were the first to invent long line boats?

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