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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 one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.
(a) Italians.
(b) Liberians.
(c) Iberians.
(d) Portuguese.

2. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?
(a) The Hudson.
(b) The Pinware River.
(c) The St. Lawrence.
(d) The Mississippi.

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

4. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.
(a) Keeper holds.
(b) Live cages.
(c) Cod keepers.
(d) Wet wells.

5. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?
(a) Haggis.
(b) Liver-muggie.
(c) Float porridge.
(d) Whelp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dutch word "schrode" mean?

2. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?

3. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?

4. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.

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

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