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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) The Financial Times.
(d) The Daily Mirror.

3. What company did Clarence Birdseye found in Gloucester?
(a) Gorton's Seafood Company.
(b) General Seafoods Company.
(c) Ocean Foods.
(d) Harbor Food Processing.

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

5. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?
(a) Pound.
(b) Commonly available.
(c) Of assured value.
(d) 100% silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?

2. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?

3. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?

4. One-third of the Iceland town of Heimaey was destroyed by _____ in 1973?

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

(see the answer key)

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