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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did the highest freak wave "monster" encounter the 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1933.

2. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is able to survive "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) No one.
(b) Michael Moran.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Billy Tyne.

3. Which of the following plays an instrumental role in the tumultuous sea rescue along the New Jersey coast described in Chapter 9?
(a) United States Coast Guard.
(b) United States Air National Guard.
(c) United States Air Force.
(d) United States Navy.

4. Which of the coasts listed below is known for the occurrence of a large number of freak wave "monsters"?
(a) South African coast between Durban and London.
(b) The South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil.
(c) The southeastern coast of Florida.
(d) The Caribbean coast around the Yucatan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of sailing the Satori?

2. What is the name of the rescuer who takes every crew member of The Satori out of the rough, stormy waters and places them into a basket to be hoisted to safety?

3. 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?

4. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is NOT KNOWN to be concerned about finances?

5. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?

(see the answer key)

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