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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are there more cars on the road now?
(a) a new source of fuel is found
(b) people are trying to kill themselves in car accidents
(c) people are no longer saving fuel
(d) the government is giving away fuel

2. What does John Osbourne tell Dwight?
(a) he knows a secret place where no one ever goes
(b) the Australian Game and Wildlife is very strict
(c) they only give you a ticket and confiscate your fish
(d) under the circumstances he should go fishing anyway

3. What was the final conclusion about who started the war?
(a) large industrial companies
(b) the Chinese and the Russians
(c) the Israelies and the Arabs
(d) the rresponsibles, small nuclear capable countries

4. When had Dwight attended a briefing about the threat of war?
(a) the day it started
(b) just a week before it started
(c) as early as a year ago
(d) one month before it broke out

5. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?
(a) a fishing boat
(b) a rubber raft
(c) an abandoned ferry
(d) a derelict tanker

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Osbourne say about the world?

2. Who says about Swain that if it had been him and the fishing was good that day, and it was his last day, he wouldn't come back either?

3. How does John keep his fear under control while on the submarine?

4. Why do they want to check out the radio signals?

5. Under what terms does Peter agree to stay on as Dwight's liaison officer?

(see the answer key)

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