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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. According to the book, who is the biggest buyer of the draggers' catch?
(a) Gorton's.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Spain.
(d) Long John Silver's.

2. "Clipper schooners" carried a lot of sail. Why were they dangerous?
(a) They maneuvered poorly.
(b) They ran aground easily.
(c) They could not handle gale winds.
(d) They weren't dangerous.

3. Harp seals do not like to deal with what part of the cod?
(a) Gills.
(b) Fins.
(c) Heads.
(d) Fish bones.

4. What does not grow native to Iceland?
(a) Grass.
(b) Vines.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Trees.

5. What fish is considered the prize in the northern Pacific?
(a) Pike.
(b) Grayling.
(c) Walleye pollock.
(d) Green shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the French salt tax called?

2. After _____ death in 1975, every sector of the Spanish economy attracted investments and was being modernized.

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

4. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.

5. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

(see the answer key)

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