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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.
(a) Shoals.
(b) Pools.
(c) Banks.
(d) Reefs.

2. Iceland is encrusted with _____.
(a) Sand.
(b) Dead sea creatures.
(c) Lava.
(d) Barnacles.

3. What are the fishing ground off the coast of Ireland called?
(a) The Celtic knot.
(b) The Ireland shelf.
(c) The Irish channel.
(d) The Irish box.

4. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.
(a) Turn to jelly.
(b) Crystallize.
(c) Implode.
(d) Explode.

5. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.
(a) Diggers.
(b) Passive gear.
(c) Comstocks.
(d) Dead netting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?

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

3. What does not grow native to Iceland?

4. Where was John Cabot born?

5. Which international organization met in 1973 to expand ocean sovereignty?

(see the answer key)

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