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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time Oelrichs died in __________, no proof of the shark's danger to man had been produced.
(a) 1906.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1912.

2. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but the measurement was made on a juvenile shark.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but the evidence is not solid.

3. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty-four.

4. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?
(a) The high temperature disorients the shark.
(b) The high temperature makes it uncomfortable and struggle to hunt and feed.
(c) The high temperature makes it irritable and hungry.
(d) The high temperature makes it hungry for human flesh.

5. What had appeared in the paper about the attack?
(a) A small article on the back page.
(b) Some information in the middle of the paper.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An article on the front page.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?

2. Long distance swimmer, Robert W. Dowling, ________________, announced he would swim out four miles in the Atlantic--sharks be damned!

3. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.

4. One fact that made the thought of men being killed or eaten by sharks unrealistic to many was what?

5. The person attempting to pull Charles toward the shore was stopped suddenly by what?

(see the answer key)

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