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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Limits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The legs.
(c) The back.
(d) The fingers.

2. 16th century salt was produced by _____.
(a) Evaporation.
(b) Chemical extraction.
(c) Erosion.
(d) Mining.

3. What was the Northern European product called when winter fish is dried without salting?
(a) Smelting.
(b) Ling cod.
(c) Stockfish.
(d) Kippering.

4. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?
(a) Being crushed by machinery.
(b) Falling overboard.
(c) Freezing to death.
(d) Heart attack.

5. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.
(a) Wheels.
(b) Bobbins.
(c) Levers.
(d) Casings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?

2. What is the Basque language called?

3. Which author's novel described too many fishermen on the banks working the same grounds.

4. What were lobsters considered to be by the Pilgrims?

5. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

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