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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 "coming around" and placing herself broadside to the waves.
(d) By crashing into a sandbar.

2. 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.

3. Author Sebastian Junger defines "larynospasm" as which of the following?
(a) Relaxation of the muscles in the larynx.
(b) Straining of the muscles in the larynx.
(c) Involuntary stretching of the muscles in the larynx.
(d) A contraction of the muscles in the larynx.

4. Who is the last person to communicate with Billy Tyne as "The Perfect Storm" and the Andrea Gail are headed toward each other?
(a) Albert Johnston..
(b) Ray Leonard.
(c) Tommy Barrie.
(d) Adam Randall.

5. Author Sebastian Junger writes that a series of waves that can drive a ship underwater is known as which of the following?
(a) Floundering.
(b) Wave crush.
(c) Weighing down.
(d) Inundating.

6. Junger calls the point in which a vessel gets driven down by overwhelming natural forces such as waves which of the following?
(a) Point zero.
(b) Zero moment.
(c) Inundation point.
(d) Immersion point.

7. 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?
(a) Pitch-poling.
(b) Bow-flipping.
(c) Bow-breaking.
(d) Wave-breaking.

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

9. How long is the sandbar known as Sable Island?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 160 miles.

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

11. Who is the last person to ditch the helicopter in the midst of the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Graham Buschor.
(b) Jim Mioli.
(c) Dave Ruvola.
(d) Rick Smith.

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, which of the following is saved from raging sea water?

2. Ultimately Mioli, Ruvola, and Spillane are rescued using which of the following rescue gear?

3. "Diving reflex" as mentioned by Junger in "The Perfect Storm" does NOT refer to which of the following?

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

5. Upon hearing reports about the unfavorable weather forecast, what area becomes the destination of the EIshin Maru 78?

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