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

2. What is the distance between the Andrea Gail and The Contship Holland during the time that "The Perfect Storm" is in full play?
(a) Approximately 55 miles.
(b) Approximately 80 miles.
(c) Approximately 200 miles.
(d) Approximately 15 miles.

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

4. 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) Body heat generated by treading water incessantly.
(c) Natural body insulation.
(d) Wearing a survival suit.

5. 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 felt that he had invested too much money in the remodeling and upkeep of The Satori to merely abandon it.
(b) The Satori was the skipper's home.
(c) 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.
(d) The Satori contained too many of the skipper's personal and sentimental valuables.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?

2. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?

3. What boat is Tommie Barrie on when he makes radio contact with Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After "The Perfect Storm", what are the immediate signs noted in Chapter 9 that signal that perhaps not all may be well with the Andrea Gail and her crew?

2. How do scientists explain the beginning and ending of oceanic waves?

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

4. What is the difference between "pitch-poling" and "floundering"?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Junger describe as the action that a boat crew takes when they hear reports that a storm is hitting a boat at sea?

6. List some of the ways that most sword fishermen exhibit their state of denial about the dangers that exist in their profession.

7. 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.

8. 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?

9. 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"?

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

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