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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?
(a) The fingers.
(b) The legs.
(c) The back.
(d) The eyes.

3. What company did Clarence Birdseye found in Gloucester?
(a) Ocean Foods.
(b) General Seafoods Company.
(c) Gorton's Seafood Company.
(d) Harbor Food Processing.

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

5. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?
(a) Juan Martinez.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Thomas Huxley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1995, a system was initiated to restrict the total cod catch to _____ percent of the estimated stock.

2. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?

3. What fish was pointed out by the European Economic Community to be abundant off the coast of Scotland?

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

5. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.

(see the answer key)

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