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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among the following characters fractures three bones in his right arm, four ribs and ruptures a kidney upon falling into the raging sea water during the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Jim Mioli.
(b) Rick Smith.
(c) John Spillane.
(d) Doug Kostco.

2. When referring to the acronym EPIRB, author Sebastian Junger means which of the following?
(a) Emergency Protection Indicating Restarting Boat.
(b) Emergency Placement In Retrieving Boat.
(c) Emegency Positioning Involving Retrieving Boat.
(d) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.

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?
(a) Over 5,000.
(b) Over 20,000.
(c) Over 15,000.
(d) Over 10,000.

4. What boat is Tommie Barrie on when he makes radio contact with Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) The Contship Holland.
(b) The Mary T.
(c) The Allison.
(d) The Eishin Maru.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?

2. An anemometer measures which of the following?

3. Telling the story of a Scottish doctor who survived drowning, Sebastian Junger mentions the probability that upon the occurrence of larynospasm, water may not enter which of the following:

4. How often does a weather event identical to the one that created "The Perfect Storm" occur?

5. In Chapter 7, Junger details how around the middle of the 20th Century, the government developed concern for which of the following that was instrumental in stopping naval experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the steps as detailed in Chapter 7 in relation to how the life-preserving "diving reflex"" technique can be set in motion.

2. In Chapter 6, what are the reasons noted by Albert Johnston for steering the Mary T toward colder waters on the night of October 28th as "The Perfect Storm" is approaching?

3. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the two female passengers, Karen Stimpson and Sue Bylander, give the television reporter with respect to why their boat skipper, Ray Leonard did not want to leave his boat in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?

4. Describe the life-saving technique that Ernie Hazard used as it is explained in Chapter 7.

5. The biggest freak wave ever recorded is mentioned and described in Chapter 6. Explain the details of this event.

6. Describe the four classifications that Junger writes about in Chapter 5 in relation to the method used by fishermen for gauging the velocity of a windstorm.

7. What is the extent of destruction to the cabin aboard the Eishin Maru due to the blows dealt by "The Perfect Storm" as described in Chapter 6 by eyewitness, Canadian Compliance Officer Judith Reeves?

8. What was the United States Navy doing in relation to the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean about 40 years ago as Junger describes in Chapter 7?

9. According to the information that Junger provides in Chapter 7, what are the steps one takes in order to induce the life-preserving technique known as laryngospasm?

10. Why was the United States Navy conducting undersea experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs?

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