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You will now answer a series of comprehension questions pertaining to the Unbroken segments. The questions will evaluate your comprehension and recall of information from both the Preface that you received during the electrophysiological recording session as well as from the chapter from the book that you just completed. There will be one question per screen. You will need to enter your answer to the question on each screen before you will be able to press the "continue" button to proceed to the next question. Press the "continue" button below to proceed to the questions.
 
 
 
* In what region of the world does the story take place?
 
Central Atlantic Ocean
 
Central Pacific Ocean
 
South Pacific Ocean
 
Japanese Ocean
 
 
 
* What year does the story take place?
 
1934
 
1940
 
1943
 
1947
 
 
 
* What war is occurring?
 
World War I
 
World War II
 
Korean War
 
Vietnam War
 
 
 
* What branch of the military did the castaways represent?
 
Army
 
Navy
 
Marines
 
Coast Guard
 
 
 
* How many castaways were originally on the raft?
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
* What sport did one of the castaways excel in?
 
Basketball
 
Bicycling
 
Decathlon
 
Track
 
 
 
* What are the names of the two main characters?
 
Fred and Louis
 
Fred and Larry
 
Phil and Louie
 
Phil and Lenny
 
 
 
* What purpose does it serve to know that one of the castaways was an Olympic athlete?
 
To compare his physique to earlier days
 
To know that he was famous before the war
 
To predict that he will be able to flee from captivity
 
To foreshadow the life he will return to after the war
 
 
 
* During their time on the water, the castaways passed time by
 
Praying
 
Singing
 
Swimming
 
Fishing
 
 
 
* Which description does not apply to the castaways?
 
Bodies stained yellow from the raft dye
 
Bodies withered down to skeletons
 
Bodies covered in salt sores
 
Bodies deteriorated into jelly
 
 
 
* The first sound the castaways heard in 27 days was due to
 
The blistering heat which caused the water inside the raft to boil
 
The shriek of a bird overhead
 
Pistons of a plane
 
Machine gun fire
 
 
 
* What caused the water surrounding the raft to turn a vivid color?
 
Powdered dye
 
The raft’s dye reacting to the salt in the water
 
Provisions from the crew in the airplane circling overhead
 
Blood
 
 
 
* What vivid color did the water turn during the air raid?
 
Magenta
 
Orange
 
Crimson
 
Yellow
 
 
 
* What time of day did the air raid occur?
 
Morning
 
Midday
 
Dusk
 
Twilight
 
 
 
* How did the castaways react to the gunfire?
 
They pitched themselves into the water and hung together under the raft
 
Grief that one of the castaways had been killed
 
They laid down on the floor of the raft, hands over their head
 
Both the first and third answers are correct
 
 
 
* How did the castaways first know they were near land?
 
They could smell soil
 
Through a mirage
 
They could see a bright white line where waves dashed against something
 
They could hear the hiss of water scouring a reef
 
They saw huts and trees
 
 
 
* What metaphor did the castaways use to describe their first sightings of land?
 
Oasis
 
Railcars
 
Mirage
 
Mountains
 
 
 
* How did the castaways discern which island(s) they were approaching?
 
Nautical navigation
 
Constellation study
 
They used a map from the raft’s survival pack
 
Memorization
 
 
 
* What group of islands did the castaways think they reached?
 
Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands
 
Marshall Islands and Cook Islands
 
Cook Islands and Marquesas Islands
 
Gambier Islands and Marshall Islands
 
 
 
* How did the castaways feel when they first saw land?
 
Rapturous
 
Indifferent
 
Relieved
 
Elated
 
 
 
* What had the castaways planned to do when they reached land?
 
Hide in the jungles of the atoll
 
Befriend island natives
 
Hang offshore until they found an uninhabited island
 
Navigate the coast
 
 
 
* Right before the typhoon hits, the author describes the sky as
 
Gyrating
 
Angry
 
Menacing
 
Still
 
 
 
* What was the most effective measure the castaways employed to survive the typhoon?
 
They stood in the middle of the raft
 
They positioned themselves on opposite ends of the raft to balance their weight
 
They pitched themselves into the water and hung together under the raft
 
They tied themselves to the raft
 
 
 
* What can we infer about the Green Hornet?
 
It is a freighter.
 
It is a plane.
 
It is a bombardier.
 
It is bright green.
 
 
 
* What was the first thing the castaways did before rowing to shore?
 
Pull on their shoes
 
Untied themselves from the raft
 
Bail out the water from inside the raft
 
Wring out their drenched clothes
 
 
 
* Who rescued the castaways?
 
Marshall Island natives
 
Abandoned Prisoners of War
 
Japanese soldiers
 
Japanese officers
 
 
 
* It was common for the Japanese to
 
Enslave the natives
 
Eradicate the natives
 
Live among the natives
 
Assimilate the natives to their culture
 
 
 
* What did the soldiers first instruct the castaways to do?
 
Get down on their knees
 
Open their shirts
 
Crawl across the deck of the boat
 
Put blindfolds on
 
 
 
* What can we infer the captain on the rescue boat instructed the soldiers to do to the castaways?
 
Blindfold them
 
Threaten the castaways by waving a bayonet in front of their faces
 
Crack a pistol across one of the castaway’s jaw
 
Give them cigarettes
 
Weigh the castaways
 
 
 
* What was the first food offered to the castaways?
 
Soup
 
Chocolate
 
Crackers
 
Fruit
 
Biscuits
 
 
 
* When they got rescued, how many days had it been since the castaways had eaten?
 
3 days
 
5 days
 
8 days
 
12 days
 
 
 
* In total, how many days were the castaways out at sea?
 
26-27 days
 
36-37 days
 
46-47 days
 
56-57 days
 
 
 
* Where did the soldiers first take the castaways when they reached the island?
 
The mess hall
 
Separate cells
 
The barracks
 
The infirmary
 
 
 
* How much did the castaways weigh when they were found?
 
between 45-63 pounds
 
between 67-87 pounds
 
between 90-97 pounds
 
between 100-115 pounds
 
 
 
* What did the doctor prescribe for the castaways?
 
Antibiotics
 
Aspirin
 
Chocolate
 
Cognac
 
 
 
* On their first night on the island, the castaways felt all of the following except______.
 
Scared
 
Relieved
 
Exhausted
 
 
 
* How long did the castaways stay in the infirmary?
 
An afternoon
 
An entire day
 
Three days
 
One week
 
 
 
* In total, how far off course had the castaways drifted?
 
1,200 miles
 
1,500 miles
 
2,000 miles
 
2,500 miles
 
 
 
* How many bullet holes where found in the raft?
 
46
 
48
 
50
 
58
 
 
 
* How do you think the Japanese officers felt after hearing that the bullet holes in the raft came from a Japanese plane?
 
proud
 
nonchalant
 
dismayed
 
dishonored
 
 
 
* On the third day of captivity, what island were the castaways taken to?
 
Makin Island
 
Kwajalein
 
Gilbert Island
 
Kwaramin
 
 
 
* How did the castaways react to the food given to them on the freighter?
 
With great relief
 
The food had agreed with them
 
They ate voraciously
 
They vomited and had diarrhea
 
 
 
* While on Kwajalein the castaways were able to communicate with one another_____.
 
Once a week
 
Only by secret code
 
Only when the guards were not around
 
Never
 
 
 
* Once on Execution Island, the castaways were then taken to…
 
Separate cells
 
The infirmary
 
The barracks
 
The mess hall
 
 
 
* All of the following describe the cell except__________.
 
A gravel, dirt ridden floor
 
Wiggling maggots and a hum from flies and mosquitoes
 
A hole in the floor for a latrine
 
A wooden roof and thatched walls
 
A putrid smell
 
 
 
* How many names were carved into the wood?
 
4
 
5
 
9
 
29
 
 
 
* Who were the names carved into the wood?
 
Honored Japanese soldiers
 
U.S. Marines
 
Ally bombardiers
 
Soldiers who had escaped
 
Enslaved natives
 
 
 
* At the end of the chapter, the castaways were able to_______.
 
be of comfort to one another
 
find solace in their own solitude
 
plan for their escape
 
ask each other if they were okay
 
say a final goodbye
 
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