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

2. Cod migrate inland to _____.
(a) Die.
(b) Escape.
(c) Spawn.
(d) Eat.

3. What do humpback whales feed on?
(a) Krill.
(b) Diatoms.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Plankton.

4. What is the throat of the cod called?
(a) The gullet.
(b) The gargle.
(c) The tongue.
(d) The tonsil.

5. When locals were allowed to fish cod for their own consumption for one weekend it was called a ______.
(a) Cod fest.
(b) Fish fry incentive.
(c) Fish break.
(d) Food fishery.

Short Answer Questions

1. The 19th-century debate over longlining seemed to have been fueled by _____.

2. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?

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

4. What was the forerunner of sonar?

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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