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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Britain.
(d) Iceland.

2. The colonial governor of New Amsterdam wrote of six-foot _____ in 1649.
(a) Crabs.
(b) Cod.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Lobsters.

3. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?
(a) The Georges Bank.
(b) The Grand Banks.
(c) The North Sea.
(d) The Icelandic coast.

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

5. What is the name of the tropical body of water that once ran around the earth east-west and connected all the oceans?
(a) The Tethys Sea.
(b) The Proto-Caribbean Sea.
(c) The Chixiclub Sea,
(d) The Panthalassic Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name of John Cabot?

2. Hákarl is the flesh of a large _____.

3. What were the French fishing fleets called?

4. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

5. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?

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