Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Limits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do humpback whales feed on?
(a) Krill.
(b) Plankton.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Diatoms.

2. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

3. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?
(a) Thomas Huxley.
(b) Juan Martinez.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Marco Polo.

4. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

5. What is it called when a net is dragged along the ocean floor?
(a) Skim dragging.
(b) Bottom trawling.
(c) Crabbing.
(d) Deep sounding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.

2. Where was John Cabot born?

3. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

4. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?

5. Iceland is encrusted with _____.

(see the answer key)

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