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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?
(a) Force 12.
(b) Force 11.
(c) Force 10.
(d) Force 9.

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

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

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

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

6. What time does "The Perfect Storm" hit?
(a) 10:30 P.M.
(b) 7 P.M.
(c) 9:30 P.M.
(d) 12 Midnight.

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

8. Which of the following job titles identifies Judith's position aboard the vessel in which she rides out "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Excursion Coordinator.
(b) Public Information Officer.
(c) Compliance Officer.
(d) Safety Instructor.

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

10. Which of the following is NOT a member of the rescue team attempting to rescue the sailor from the perilous sea along the New Jersey coast?
(a) John Spillane.
(b) Doug Kostco.
(c) Dave Ruvola.
(d) Rick Smith.

11. Which boat positioned nearby to the Andrea Gail changes its course shortly before "The Perfect Storm" strikes?
(a) The Contship Holland.
(b) The Winnipeg.
(c) No boat.
(d) The Allison.

12. According to the crew members aboard The Satori, the boat's skipper did not want to abandon the ship for which of the following reasons?
(a) The skipper was convinced that he was experienced enough to be able to steer The Satori to safety without the necessity of having to abandon her.
(b) The skipper felt that he had invested too much money in the remodeling and upkeep of The Satori to merely abandon it.
(c) The Satori was the skipper's home.
(d) The Satori contained too many of the skipper's personal and sentimental valuables.

13. According to Junger, a "backing wind" moves counter-clockwise and always foreshadows what type of weather?
(a) A cloudburst.
(b) Clear, sunny weather.
(c) Rough weather.
(d) A wind storm beginning to head back to where it began.

14. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Gary Purdue.
(b) Cliff Sorenson.
(c) Mikado Tomizawa.
(d) Mesharaff Dioligli.

15. Sable Island is also known as which of the following?
(a) "The World's Longest Sandbar".
(b) "The Sea Horse Capital of the World".
(c) "Graveyard of the Atlantic".
(d) "The Best Diving Destination on Earth".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last person to ditch the helicopter in the midst of the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?

2. Which name from the roster below does NOT reflect the name of an individual aboard The Satori?

3. Who is the last person to communicate with Billy Tyne as "The Perfect Storm" and the Andrea Gail are headed toward each other?

4. According to author Sebastian Junger, the dumping of which of the following is contributing to changing the ecology of the seas and making them rougher, thereby causing more freak wave "monsters" to occur?

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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