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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are cod called after the larval stage?
(a) Juveniles.
(b) Spawn.
(c) Creepers.
(d) Spelders.

3. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Erik Eriksson.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) W. H. Auden.

4. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.
(a) Pressure changes.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Oxygen depletion.
(d) Hyperthermia.

5. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?
(a) Jai alai.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Table tennis.
(d) Badminton.

Short Answer Questions

1. The colonial governor of New Amsterdam wrote of six-foot _____ in 1649.

2. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?

3. What was the forerunner of sonar?

4. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?

5. Who backed Giovanni da Verrazzano on his travels?

(see the answer key)

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