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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. In 1995, a system was initiated to restrict the total cod catch to _____ percent of the estimated stock.
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

2. What is a lost net that can continue to fish for as long as five years called?
(a) A rogue net.
(b) A Davy Jones.
(c) A gill knocker.
(d) A ghost net.

3. Which stock of cod has stopped migrating?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Northern.

4. The hilltop of _____ is in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia.
(a) Titus.
(b) Vigo.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Lido.

5. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
(a) Isinglass.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Fishing line.
(d) Fiberglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of the meat of a cod is the result of sluggish muscle tissue?

2. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.

3. The Cod Wars started in the middle of what other war?

4. In 1986, the French still had the outposts of St. Pierre and Miquelon when Canada closed _____ to the Portuguese and Spanish.

5. The 19th-century debate over longlining seemed to have been fueled by _____.

(see the answer key)

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