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Jean Jacques Cousteau: Ocean Explorer and Adventurer

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Finish this line from the song Calypso: "To live on the land we must learn from the ____."

a)

air

b)

sea

c)

ground

d)

land

2.

All of the following ocean lifeforms eat plankton as part of their diet EXCEPT:

a)

Whale Shark

b)

Bottlenose Dolphin

c)

Lobster

d)

Jellyfish

3.

Despite leaving him with serious injuries, a ___________ gave Jacques Cousteau the opportunity to pursue his passion for underwater exploration.

a)

Scholarship

b)

field trip to the zoo

c)

car accident

d)

death in the family

4.

Which action represents Jacques Cousteau's work as a conservationist?

a)

Traveled to exotic locations in search of shipwrecks

b)

Used television show to highlight dangers of overfishing

c)

Transformed Calypso into floating base for adventures

d)

Destroyed coral reef to get better underwater footage

5.

Which is the purpose of the pictured invention?

a)

Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives

b)

Waterproof camera for underwater filming

c)

Protective cage for close observation of sharks

d)

Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater

6.

Which is the purpose of the invention pictured here?

a)

Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives

b)

Waterproof camera for underwater filming

c)

Protective cage for close observation of sharks

d)

Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater

7.

Which is the purpose of the invention pictured here?

a)

Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives

b)

Waterproof camera for underwater filming

c)

Protective cage for close observation of sharks

d)

Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater

8.

What is the significance of the aqua-lung?

a)

It was the world's first scuba system

b)

It gave Cousteau the idea for the shark-proof cage

c)

It was the first camera that was fully waterproof

d)

It let divers stay underwater for longer periods

9.

Which of these best describes Cousteau's change in attitude toward ocean life?

a)

From adventurer to researcher

b)

From educator to entertainer

c)

From filmmaker to artist

d)

From exploiter to protector

10.

Which of the following is an opinion about Jacques Cousteau?

a)

He became a leading voice of the conservationist movement

b)

He was responsible for many underwater filmmaking innovations

c)

His documentaries won a number of awards

d)

He was the greatest director of the 20th century

11.

Why did Cousteau and his crew compare the ocean to outer space?

a)

Special vessels were required to travel through them

b)

Humans can't breathe on their own in either place

c)

They both make you feel as if you are floating

d)

Each is a huge area of mostly uncharted territory

12.

Which of the following is NOT an underwater documentary created by Cousteau?

a)

The Silent World

b)

Blue Planet

c)

The Golden Fish

d)

World Without Sun

13.

Cousteau organized a popular campaign against a government plan to dump nuclear waste into the Mediterranean Sea in 1960. The plan was put forth by which nation?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

14.

True or False? This picture represents some of Cousteau's efforts to educate the world and protect the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is a good definition of a "conservationist"?

a)

Someone who believes wildlife is expendable.

b)

Someone who champions wildlife and the environment.

c)

Someone who believes the environment can be fixed easily.

d)

All of these are good definitions.