What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?

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• Question #1

  Why was the water in Matawan Creek murkier than usual on the day Renny was attacked?

  • A

    Recent heavy rains had kicked up sediment from the creek bed.
  • B

    Swimmers had stirred up the bottom while playing in the water before Renny arrived.
  • C

    Pollution from oyster shell processing had recently increased in the creek.
  • D

    Industrial waste from the nearby factories had leaked into the creek that morning.

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• Question #2

  What was Rensselaer 'Renny' Cartan Jr. doing just before he was attacked by a shark in Matawan Creek?

  • A

    Error sit voluptatem accusantium
  • B

    Illo inventore veritatis et quasi
  • C

    Ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas
  • D

    Magni dolores eos qui ratione

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• Question #3

  How many teeth can a great white shark have at one time, including replacement rows?

  • A

    Rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae
  • B

    Vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim
  • C

    Odit aut fugit, sed quia
  • D

    Nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui

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• Question #4

  Sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor?

  • A

    Inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae
  • B

    Voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit
  • C

    Dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi
  • D

    Ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci

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• Question #5

  Amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut?

  • A

    Dicta sunt explicabo.
  • B

    Aut fugit, sed quia
  • C

    Neque porro quisquam
  • D

    Velit, sed quia non