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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.
(a) Process outfitter.
(b) Transport plant.
(c) Factory ship.
(d) Floating station.

2. Clarence Birdseye was passing the winter in _____ when he discovered how to freeze food.
(a) Alaska.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Labrador.
(d) Greenland.

3. According to the book, who is the biggest buyer of the draggers' catch?
(a) Long John Silver's.
(b) Spain.
(c) Gorton's.
(d) McDonald's.

4. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?
(a) A radio jammer.
(b) A fire hose.
(c) A trawl wire cutter.
(d) A linguistics expert.

5. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?
(a) The Hanseatics.
(b) The Hussars.
(c) The Huguenots.
(d) The Lutherans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?

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

3. How much Atlantic cod does Gorton's buy now?

4. By keeping fish in _____ in Petty Harbour, they can be kept alive until a market could be found for them.

5. What is a growth that is produced from the nitrates being stirred up by conflicting currents?

(see the answer key)

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