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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author's novel described too many fishermen on the banks working the same grounds.
(a) Stevenson.
(b) Auden.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Thoreau.

2. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?
(a) Being crushed by machinery.
(b) Falling overboard.
(c) Freezing to death.
(d) Heart attack.

3. Who backed Giovanni da Verrazzano on his travels?
(a) British whalers.
(b) French silk merchants.
(c) Italian pottery makers.
(d) Portuguese salt merchants.

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

5. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?
(a) Le Grys.
(b) La Rochelle.
(c) Le Cygne.
(d) Bayonne.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Cabot claimed what land for England?

2. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?

3. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

4. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."

5. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

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