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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 air intake cessation.
(b) Science of human drowning.
(c) Human liquid intake limits.
(d) Science of human respiratory system.

3. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is NOT KNOWN to be concerned about finances?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Billy Tyne.
(c) Murph Murphy.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

4. Who among the rescue crew along the New Jersey coast is left in the water?
(a) Rick Smith.
(b) John Spillane.
(c) Graham Buschor.
(d) Dave Ruvola.

5. What took out the windows in the Andrea Gail in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Waves.
(b) Exceedingly strong gusts of wind.
(c) Wind-driven rain.
(d) Intense air pressure that built inside the cabin of the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm".

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

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

8. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) By positioning herself in the direction of the current and being pushed away from the site of "The Perfect Storm".
(b) By keeping herself pointed into the worst of "The Perfect Storm".
(c) By crashing into a sandbar.
(d) By "coming around" and placing herself broadside to the waves.

9. How often does a weather event identical to the one that created "The Perfect Storm" occur?
(a) Once every 20 years.
(b) Once every 55 years.
(c) Once every 100 years.
(d) Once every 120 years.

10. 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 how the oceans play an important role in human lives.
(c) Factual information on how ships go down.
(d) Factual information about why sailing is not recommended during foul weather.

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

12. What is the proper term for the rafts that are used to transport those aboard The Satori to a Coast Guard rescue cutter?
(a) Whisker.
(b) Dinghy.
(c) Avon.
(d) Shuttle.

13. In contrast, what does the skipper report to be the primary reason that The Satori ends up being abandoned during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Ultimately, the skipper felt that The Satori, made of fiberglass and not wood, was not strong enough to withstand "The Perfect Storm".
(b) He felt that he and his crew had a better chance of surviving "The Perfect Storm" with the help of the Coast Guard.
(c) His crew members were inexperienced and terrified.
(d) The skipper saw The Satori literally being demolished as he and his crew remained aboard while "The Perfect Storm" was underway in their midst.

14. 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.

15. Author Sebastian Junger attributes a five to ten-minute extension of the life of the crew of the Andrea Gail to which of the following?
(a) Diving reflex.
(b) Scuba equipment used by crew members.
(c) Survival suits worn my crew members.
(d) Larynospasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, the action that occurs when the bow of a ship is caught in a wave large enough to cause it to flip over is known as which of the following?

2. Which boat positioned nearby to the Andrea Gail changes its course shortly before "The Perfect Storm" strikes?

3. In Chapter 7, Junger reports that mammals can survive up to one hour in very cold waters by which of the following?

4. Which of the following plays an instrumental role in the tumultuous sea rescue along the New Jersey coast described in Chapter 9?

5. 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?

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