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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 was the original name of John Cabot?
(a) Giovanni Caboto.
(b) Hans Kabut.
(c) Jean Cabotte.
(d) Juan Cabota.

2. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?
(a) Mountain people.
(b) Farming land.
(c) Fishing place.
(d) Running horses.

3. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?
(a) The Hudson.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) The St. Lawrence.
(d) The Pinware River.

4. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Sassafras.
(c) Corn.
(d) Gold.

5. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
(a) Isinglass.
(b) Fiberglass.
(c) Kevlar.
(d) Fishing line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

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

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. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?

5. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?

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