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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Author Sebastian Junger attributes a five to ten-minute extension of the life of the crew of the Andrea Gail to which of the following?
(a) Survival suits worn my crew members.
(b) Scuba equipment used by crew members.
(c) Larynospasm.
(d) Diving reflex.

2. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?
(a) Motion.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Water pressure.
(d) Current.

3. The highest waves ever recorded along the Scotian Shelf, or anywhere at any time according to author Sebastian Junger, occurred within "The Perfect Storm". How high were the waves to which Junger refers?
(a) 120 feet high.
(b) 100 feet high.
(c) 90 feet high.
(d) 80 feet high.

4. What is another name for the meteorological term, "nor-easter"?
(a) Cold front.
(b) Trough.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Gale.

5. What type of ships does the Navy use to conduct stress and force experiments on its ships?
(a) War ships.
(b) Freight shps.
(c) Model ships.
(d) Passenger ships.

6. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Allison.
(b) The Eishin Maru 78.
(c) The Contship Holland.
(d) The Satori.

7. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) By "coming around" and placing herself broadside to the waves.
(b) By keeping herself pointed into the worst of "The Perfect Storm".
(c) By crashing into a sandbar.
(d) By positioning herself in the direction of the current and being pushed away from the site of "The Perfect Storm".

8. According to Junger, a "backing wind" moves counter-clockwise and always foreshadows what type of weather?
(a) Rough weather.
(b) A wind storm beginning to head back to where it began.
(c) A cloudburst.
(d) Clear, sunny weather.

9. Upon hearing reports about the unfavorable weather forecast, what area becomes the destination of the EIshin Maru 78?
(a) Halifax Harbor.
(b) England.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Boston Harbor.

10. Chapter 7 includes explicit information about which of the following?
(a) Factual information about the family members of each of the crew members of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Factual information on how ships go down.
(c) Factual information about why sailing is not recommended during foul weather.
(d) Factual information about how the oceans play an important role in human lives.

11. 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) Hydrocarbons.
(b) Plastics.
(c) Foam rubber.
(d) Petroleum.

12. Which of the coasts listed below is known for the occurrence of a large number of freak wave "monsters"?
(a) The Caribbean coast around the Yucatan.
(b) The southeastern coast of Florida.
(c) The South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil.
(d) South African coast between Durban and London.

13. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?
(a) One day.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Four days.

14. What is the proper term for the rafts that are used to transport those aboard The Satori to a Coast Guard rescue cutter?
(a) Dinghy.
(b) Whisker.
(c) Avon.
(d) Shuttle.

15. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Cliff Sorenson.
(b) Mesharaff Dioligli.
(c) Mikado Tomizawa.
(d) Gary Purdue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes "voluntary apnea" as used by author Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?

2. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?

3. What is the name of the rescuer who takes every crew member of The Satori out of the rough, stormy waters and places them into a basket to be hoisted to safety?

4. What time does "The Perfect Storm" hit?

5. Author Sebastian Junger defines "larynospasm" as which of the following?

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