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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is NOT KNOWN to be concerned about finances?
(a) Murph Murphy.
(b) Alfred Pierre.
(c) Billy Tyne.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

2. What do the crew members of the Andrea Gail spend most of their time doing on the week that the boat travels up and the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip?
(a) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.
(b) Preparing reports on their projected catch on the week that the boat travels up, and preparing actual catch reports on the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip.
(c) Relaxing and sleeping.
(d) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.

3. According to author Sebastian Junger, the dumping of which of the following is contributing to changing the ecology of the seas and making them rougher, thereby causing more freak wave "monsters" to occur?
(a) Foam rubber.
(b) Plastics.
(c) Hydrocarbons.
(d) Petroleum.

4. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) July, 1992.
(b) March, 1993.
(c) January, 1985.
(d) October, 1991.

5. Junger calls the point in which a vessel gets driven down by overwhelming natural forces such as waves which of the following?
(a) Immersion point.
(b) Inundation point.
(c) Zero moment.
(d) Point zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the distance between the Andrea Gail and The Contship Holland during the time that "The Perfect Storm" is in full play?

2. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?

3. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

4. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?

5. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

(see the answer key)

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