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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 95 feet in heighh.
(b) 120 feet in height.
(c) 112 feet in height.
(d) 165 feet in height.

2. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?
(a) Toward Newfoundland.
(b) He does not change its course.
(c) Toward Boston Harbor.
(d) Toward England.

3. Who does Judith call for assistance while in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Ray Leonard aboard The Satori.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) Tommie Barrie aboard The Allison.
(d) No one. Judith rides out "The Perfect Storm" without any assistance and she survives.

4. What type of ships does the Navy use to conduct stress and force experiments on its ships?
(a) Model ships.
(b) War ships.
(c) Freight shps.
(d) Passenger ships.

5. Which of the following is the name of the hurricane that collides with the Sable Island storm and a cold front to form "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Hurricane Belinda.
(b) Hurricane Grace.
(c) Hurricane Harriet.
(d) Hurricane Cindy.

6. What is another name for the meteorological term, "nor-easter"?
(a) Cold front.
(b) Bomb.
(c) Gale.
(d) Trough.

7. According to estimates, how long does the crew of the Andrea Gail suffer prior to drifting into an unconscious state?
(a) About twelve minutes.
(b) About eight minutes.
(c) About five minutes.
(d) About two minutes.

8. What type of boat is The Satori?
(a) A pontoon.
(b) A ketch.
(c) A sailing yacht.
(d) A schooner.

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

10. In Chapter 7, an explanation is given regarding how a crew member of the Andrea Gail must have felt as he was drowning. What is that explanation?
(a) Human liquid intake limits.
(b) Science of human respiratory system.
(c) Science of human drowning.
(d) Human air intake cessation.

11. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Eishin Maru 78.
(b) The Contship Holland.
(c) The Satori.
(d) The Allison.

12. Chapter 7 includes explicit information about which of the following?
(a) Factual information on how ships go down.
(b) Factual information about the family members of each of the crew members of the Andrea Gail.
(c) Factual information about why sailing is not recommended during foul weather.
(d) Factual information about how the oceans play an important role in human lives.

13. In Chapter 7, Junger reports that mammals can survive up to one hour in very cold waters by which of the following?
(a) Diving reflex.
(b) Wearing a survival suit.
(c) Body heat generated by treading water incessantly.
(d) Natural body insulation.

14. 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 11.
(c) Force 10.
(d) Force 12.

15. "The Perfect Storm" hit the Andrea Gail with full force around midnight on which of the following dates?
(a) October 28th, 1991.
(b) October 29th, 1991.
(c) October 30th, 1991.
(d) October 26th, 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the highest freak wave "monster" encounter the 478-foot Navy tanker?

2. The highest waves ever recorded along the Scotian Shelf, or anywhere at any time according to author Sebastian Junger, occurred within "The Perfect Storm". How high were the waves to which Junger refers?

3. How many sailors have been known to have drowned on Sable Island after being pounded by waves while trying to find refuge from storms?

4. Author Sebastian Junger writes that a series of waves that can drive a ship underwater is known as which of the following?

5. Junger calls the point in which a vessel gets driven down by overwhelming natural forces such as waves which of the following?

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