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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 year did the highest freak wave "monster" encounter the 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1954.

2. Which of the following job titles identifies Judith's position aboard the vessel in which she rides out "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Compliance Officer.
(b) Safety Instructor.
(c) Excursion Coordinator.
(d) Public Information Officer.

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

4. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Allison.
(b) The Eishin Maru 78.
(c) The Satori.
(d) The Contship Holland.

5. How many helicopters are involved in the rescue of the crew of The Satori?
(a) No helicopters.
(b) One helicopter.
(c) Two helicopters.
(d) Three helicopters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When referring to the acronym EPIRB, author Sebastian Junger means which of the following?

2. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

3. One of the side effects that larynospasm is known to cause is which of the following conditions?

4. How long is the sandbar known as Sable Island?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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.

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

10. How does Junger spark interest in Chapter 5 with information concerning the amount of electrical power supply that is contained in thunderstorms?

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