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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Chatterton reassigned after his stint in Vietnam?
(a) Fort Dix.
(b) Fort Drum.
(c) Fort Monmouth.
(d) Fort Hamilton.

2. How much did the bell of the "Andrea Doria" weigh?
(a) 300 lbs.
(b) 250 lbs.
(c) 200 lbs.
(d) 150 lbs.

3. How old was Kohler when his father took him diving?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

4. When did the "Andrea Doria" wreck?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1970.

5. How large was the depth charge that a Civil Air Patrol pilot dropped on a U-boat?
(a) 405 lbs.
(b) 325 lbs.
(c) 510 lbs.
(d) 275 lbs.

6. For how many years did Rae Emmet Arison command submarines?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 8 years.

7. What was Kohler's nickname as a member of the Atlantic Wreck Divers?
(a) Crackhead.
(b) Swingin' Jack.
(c) Hammer.
(d) Hateman.

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

9. What television network sent a crew to interview Chatteron and Nagle?
(a) CNN.
(b) ABC.
(c) NBC.
(d) CBS.

10. When did Chatterton's father die?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1969.

11. In the water of the Atlantic, how poor might visibility have been?
(a) 10 inches.
(b) 20 inches.
(c) 15 inches.
(d) 5 inches.

12. How many pounds of gear might a diver have used?
(a) 50 lbs.
(b) 235 lbs.
(c) 175 lbs.
(d) 75 lbs.

13. In the 1970s and 1980s, how deep would Nagle and other kings of the sport descend when diving?
(a) 225 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 175 feet.

14. What was imprinted on a cologne bottle that Kohler found?
(a) Anuga.
(b) Illmenite.
(c) Glockengasse.
(d) Rabanne.

15. When the "Seeker" arrived at the wreck site, at how many feet did Nagle believe the wreck was?
(a) 150 ft.
(b) 230 ft.
(c) 250 ft.
(d) 175 ft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people died when the "Andrea Doria" collided with the "Stockholm"?

2. How warm would the temperature have gotten on a U-boat in the diesel room?

3. What was the name of the author of "Iron Coffins"?

4. What was the temperature at the bottom of the Atlantic?

5. How deep was the deepest point of the wreck of the "Andrea Doria"?

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