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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shape of Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1970s and 1980s, what was the recreational limit suggested by most scuba training organizations?
(a) 154 feet.
(b) 85 feet.
(c) 130 feet.
(d) 200 feet.

2. What was the temperature at the bottom of the Atlantic?
(a) 25 degrees.
(b) 30 degrees.
(c) 40 degrees.
(d) 35 degrees.

3. How much visibility was available when Chatterton reached the wreck?
(a) 7 feet.
(b) 9 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 11 feet.

4. At sea level, what percent of oxygen would a person breathe?
(a) 38 percent.
(b) 44 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 21 percent.

5. How far did diver George Place drift when he lost his grip and failed to make it aboard the dive boat?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, approximately how many certified scuba divers did the author say there were in the world?

2. What dark wreck had Skibinski and Feldman dived previously?

3. How many divers signed on to try to find the wreck besides Nagle and Chatterson?

4. In the 1970s and 1980s, how deep would Nagle and other kings of the sport descend when diving?

5. What might be the decompression time for a 2-hour dive?

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