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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 murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) John the Broad.
(c) Erik the Red.
(d) John Smith.

2. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?
(a) Lorikeets.
(b) White-winged sandpipers.
(c) Passenger pigeons.
(d) Mariana mallards.

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

4. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

5. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?
(a) Fellowship.
(b) Higher power.
(c) Ship.
(d) Cod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the forerunner of sonar?

2. Who monopolized the Baltic herring trade and tried the same thing with dried cod in the fifteenth century?

3. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?

4. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?

5. Today, fish sticks are usually _____.

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