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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Limits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hákarl is the flesh of a large _____.
(a) Greenland shark.
(b) Puffer fish.
(c) Hake.
(d) Gray skate.

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

3. Which mountain erupted in 1389 on Iceland?
(a) Mt. Hvannadalshnúkur.
(b) Mt. Hekla.
(c) Mt. Esja.
(d) Mt. Askja.

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

5. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.
(a) Passive gear.
(b) Comstocks.
(c) Dead netting.
(d) Diggers.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Cabot claimed what land for England?

2. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.

3. What is the name of the tropical body of water that once ran around the earth east-west and connected all the oceans?

4. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.

5. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.

(see the answer key)

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