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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 does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?
(a) Ship.
(b) Cod.
(c) Fellowship.
(d) Higher power.

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

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

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

5. 16th century salt was produced by _____.
(a) Evaporation.
(b) Mining.
(c) Erosion.
(d) Chemical extraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is cod pickled with in barrels?

2. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?

3. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?

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

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

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