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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - A Fish Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?
(a) White-winged sandpipers.
(b) Lorikeets.
(c) Mariana mallards.
(d) Passenger pigeons.

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

5. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the long tube of air bladder in a cod that fills and adjusts swimming depth?

2. What is the Basque language called?

3. Who offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?

4. John Cabot claimed what land for England?

5. What is the name of the one freshwater cod?

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