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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What 1901 convention establishing the three-mile limit was nullified in 1944?
(a) The Anglo-Danish Convention.
(b) The National Waterways Convention.
(c) The New World Fisheries Convention.
(d) The North Se Fisheries Convention.

2. Which fish population is dwindling in Peru?
(a) Orange roughy.
(b) Red fish.
(c) Anchovy.
(d) Sardines.

3. What is the Basque language called?
(a) Basquian.
(b) Latinia.
(c) Euskera.
(d) Esperanza.

4. Who was Canada's new minister of Fisheries in 1994?
(a) Cabot Martin.
(b) Arnold Lee.
(c) Brian Tobin.
(d) Yves Fortier.

5. The twin ports of Hull and Grimsby are on the _____ River.
(a) Penobscot.
(b) Humber.
(c) Nictaux.
(d) St. Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when Norwegian farm cod are starved before they go to market to make their flesh whiter?

2. What is happening to younger cod that suggests their habits have changed?

3. What are Greenland halibut called?

4. The Basques made the transition from landing and processing cod to becoming _____.

5. Estimates on fish stock sizes are misinterpreted because they are based on landings and not on _____.

(see the answer key)

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