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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. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

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

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

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

5. Who offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The French.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?

2. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".

3. What were wind-dried whiting wetted with seawater to give them a special taste called?

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

5. Who outlawed the Basque language?

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