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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 is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?
(a) Whelp.
(b) Haggis.
(c) Float porridge.
(d) Liver-muggie.

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

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

4. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) West Africa.
(d) Sudan.

5. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?
(a) John the Broad.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Erik the Red.
(d) John Cabot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the throat of the cod called?

2. What is the Basque language called?

3. Who outlawed the Basque language?

4. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?

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

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