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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. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?
(a) Bilbao.
(b) St. Michelle.
(c) Balboa.
(d) Lido.

2. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) Juan Martinez.
(c) Thomas Huxley.
(d) Marco Polo.

3. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?
(a) Of assured value.
(b) Pound.
(c) 100% silver.
(d) Commonly available.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were lobsters considered to be by the Pilgrims?

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

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

4. Where is Pacific cod found?

5. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?

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