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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The headline in the Times read, "_____________________."
(a) Dies After Attack by Fish.
(b) Dies After Attack by Shark.
(c) Dies From Drowning.
(d) Dies From Too Much Fun on the Beach.

3. The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven.
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty.

4. Leonard Hill planned to swim out a quarter-mile from the coast and then ________ miles due south.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

5. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks feared men.
(b) Sharks were not very intelligent.
(c) Sharks were no match for men.
(d) Sharks were dangerous to mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.

2. What did Dowling swear?

3. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?

4. For what was the shark waiting?

5. Many years later, ichthyologist George Burgess concluded that the shark was a _________, serial killer, but in the rhetoric of the day, the shark was a sea monster.

Short Essay Questions

1. Had any new evidence come in regarding the dangers of sharks by the time Oelrichs died? Why or why not?

2. How is the behavior of a young shark different from an older shark? What might this say about the shark that attacked in 1916?

3. What might have drawn this particular shark north?

4. What might have drawn the shark to the shore? How is this a plausible explanation?

5. Describe the teeth of a shark. Why might they be like this?

6. What were the beliefs of many who heard the news of Bruder's death?

7. How had beach life changed over the years? How might this also have played a role in the chance for shark attacks?

8. Why did Charles Bruder decide to go for a swim?

9. Why is it more dangerous to swim with dogs?

10. What did most people think about the idea of a shark attacking a human? Why did they believe this?

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