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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was the sunken U-boat U-853 located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Jersey.

4. How old was Nagle in 1991?
(a) 40
(b) 38.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

5. How many people died when the "Andrea Doria" collided with the "Stockholm"?
(a) 79.
(b) 83.
(c) 112.
(d) 51.

6. What color china was found on the U-boat?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

7. In Chapter 2, approximately how many certified scuba divers did the author say there were in the world?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 15 million.
(d) 375,000.

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

9. When was the Civil Air Patrol organized by New York's Mayor Fiorello La Guardia?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1941.

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

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

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

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

14. How long after Feldman died, did Nagle radio the information to the Coast Guard?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

15. Where did a former U-boat crewman tell Kohler to search the U-boat to help identify the wreck?
(a) Boots.
(b) In the radio room.
(c) Inside engine room.
(d) Under bunks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What U-boat was on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry?

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

3. Where did Nagle meet the fisherman who told him about the mystery at the bottom of the ocean?

4. How many packs of cigarettes did Chatterton's father smoke a day?

5. How old was Chatterton's mother when he was born?

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