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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. The eating habits of cod are classified as _____.
(a) Herbivorous.
(b) Carnivorous.
(c) Frugivorous.
(d) Omnivorous.

2. What was the Northern European product called when winter fish is dried without salting?
(a) Ling cod.
(b) Smelting.
(c) Stockfish.
(d) Kippering.

3. Where was John Cabot born?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Iberia.
(d) Milan.

4. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.
(a) Iberians.
(b) Italians.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Liberians.

5. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?
(a) Whiting.
(b) Cusk.
(c) Bregmaceros.
(d) Hake.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".

2. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?

3. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

4. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

5. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?

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