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

2. Junger states that once flipped over due to storm conditions or overwhelming wave activity, the Andrea Gail was bound to have filled with water at which of the following temperatures?
(a) 40 degrees.
(b) 50 degrees.
(c) 45 degrees.
(d) 55 degrees.

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

4. 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) Bow-breaking.
(b) Pitch-poling.
(c) Wave-breaking.
(d) Bow-flipping.

5. Upon hearing reports about the unfavorable weather forecast, what area becomes the destination of the EIshin Maru 78?
(a) Halifax Harbor.
(b) England.
(c) Boston Harbor.
(d) Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Perfect Storm" hit the Andrea Gail with full force around midnight on which of the following dates?

3. Based on the wind force gauge system that the fishermen use, what force level is "The Perfect Storm"?

4. Who comes to the aid of the rescuers involved in the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?

5. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method of transportation, as described in Chapter 8, is used to shuttle those who had been on The Satori to safety?

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

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. 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?

5. What type of obstacle does Coast Guard rescuer Dave Moore have to overcome during his attempt to save those who had been aboard The Satori?

6. 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?

7. What does "wave energy rising to the fourth power during storms" mean, as explained in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. In Chapter 6 ,it appears as though Sebastian Junger has included a statement in favor of oceanic preservation and against the dumping of petroleum in the ocean. What is Junger's approximate statement about this matter?

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