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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Upon hearing reports about the unfavorable weather forecast, what area becomes the destination of the EIshin Maru 78?
(a) England.
(b) Halifax Harbor.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Boston Harbor.

3. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?
(a) The note in the bottle was found in 1897.
(b) The note in the bottle was found in 1899.
(c) The note in the bottle was found in 1891.
(d) The note in the bottle was found in 1895.

4. Freak wave "monsters" are large waves that frequently overwhelm ships. How high was the largest wave of its type ever recorded that encountered a 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 165 feet in height.
(b) 112 feet in height.
(c) 95 feet in heighh.
(d) 120 feet in height.

5. 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?
(a) Force 9.
(b) Force 10.
(c) Force 11.
(d) Force 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to estimates, how long does the crew of the Andrea Gail suffer prior to drifting into an unconscious state?

2. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?

3. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

4. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?

5. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?

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