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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - A Fish Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Line shacks.
(b) Fishing rooms.
(c) Salt caves.
(d) Sloops.

2. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?
(a) Salem.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) New York.

3. What is the scientific name for cod?
(a) Pomoxis nigromaculatus.
(b) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.
(c) Gadus morhua.
(d) Mircopterus salmoides floridanus.

4. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?
(a) The St. Lawrence.
(b) The Hudson.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Pinware River.

5. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Eyes.
(b) Tails.
(c) Gills.
(d) Fins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Cabot born?

2. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?

3. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?

4. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

5. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.

(see the answer key)

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