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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 was the father of Erik the Red?
(a) Leif Erickson.
(b) Thorwald.
(c) Brodir of Man
(d) Cnut the Great.

2. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?
(a) W. H. Auden.
(b) Erik Eriksson.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

3. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?
(a) Float porridge.
(b) Liver-muggie.
(c) Whelp.
(d) Haggis.

4. What was invented in the mid-19th century that was slow to catch on in the fishing industry?
(a) Sonar.
(b) The steam engine.
(c) The wireless radio.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Iceland is encrusted with _____.

2. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."

3. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.

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

5. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.

(see the answer key)

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