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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. News spread of the horrific incident. Some fishermen swore what?
(a) It was most likely a shark that killed the man.
(b) It wasn't a shark that killed the man.
(c) It was a pirana that had attacked the man.
(d) The man had probably drowned.

2. In 1922, two _____________ were attacked and killed at the same location, Coogee Beach, by large sharks that struck them with such force that they were lifted from the water.
(a) Swimmers.
(b) Divers.
(c) Boaters.
(d) Surfers.

3. The US Bureau of ______________ declared that people should not be deterred from going into the waters since "sharks were not vicious" (p. 82). Sharks were deemed to be less a threat to man than horses and dogs.
(a) The Interior.
(b) Oceans.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Fisheries.

4. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Millions.

5. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?
(a) The shark attacked one of them.
(b) They were followed by the shark but were not attacked.
(c) The shark bumped into one of them.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.

2. When the attacks stopped, Coppleson took it as what evidence?

3. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.

4. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?

5. Benjamin Everingham had been instructed to bring a rifle and ax along. Why did he not bring any weapons?

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