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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dirk determine is the real cause of the school of fish detected by the Martha Ann's sensors?
(a) Sharks in a feeding frenzy.
(b) A deliberate hijacking of the sensor's signal.
(c) Men.
(d) A decoy to distract them from the boarding team.

2. What happens to the driver of the gray Dodge van that tries to run Dirk off the road?
(a) He falls over a sea cliff and is dashed against the rocks.
(b) He scrambles free of the falling van and runs from the scene.
(c) He is killed in the crash that totals the van.
(d) He is impaled on a telephone pole spike.

3. How does Dirk send a message back to the Martha Ann from the Starbuck?
(a) He signs the message to the cameras he knows are watching them through the portholes.
(b) He bangs out Morse code against the sub's hull.
(c) Via the Starbuck's own radio.
(d) Via LT March's underwater walkie-talkie radio.

4. What military decoration does Dirk specifically mention having NOT earned?
(a) A Meritorious Team Commendation.
(b) An Achievement Medal.
(c) A Good Conduct Medal.
(d) A Meritorious Unit Commendation.

5. What is "one of the finest undercover salvage operations in the world?"
(a) The 101st Salvage Fleet, ADM Hunter's command.
(b) The Russian Special Undersea Operators Progam.
(c) NUMA, ADM Sandecker's command.
(d) The Special Projects division of NUMA, Dirk Pitt's command.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dirk argue that the Martha Ann's bevy of detection equipment may not keep her safe come nightfall?

2. Why does ADM Hunter think CDR Dupree ordered his captain's log delivered to him?

3. The Martha Ann has 20 feet of freeboard, making attack from the surface difficult according to LCDR Boland. What is freeboard?

4. What is Dirk wearing when he goes to see Admiral Hunter for the first time?

5. What does Dirk discover in Summer's hand when he goes to pick her up and take her back to the hotel?

(see the answer key)

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