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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. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?
(a) Wool.
(b) Building tools.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Fishing tackle.

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

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

4. Where is Pacific cod found?
(a) Off the coast of Chile.
(b) Near Baja California.
(c) Off the coast of Northern California.
(d) Off Alaska.

5. In Great Britain since the nineteenth century, cod has meant ____.
(a) Joke or prank.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Government official.
(d) Dolt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?

2. John Cabot claimed what land for England?

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

4. What was the name of the island that Thomas Croft and John Jay searched for in the Atlantic?

5. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?

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