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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John Cabot born?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Iberia.
(c) Milan.
(d) Genoa.

2. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.
(a) Liberians.
(b) Italians.
(c) Iberians.
(d) Portuguese.

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

4. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.
(a) Live cages.
(b) Keeper holds.
(c) Wet wells.
(d) Cod keepers.

5. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.
(a) Floating station.
(b) Factory ship.
(c) Transport plant.
(d) Process outfitter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

3. What is cod pickled with in barrels?

4. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

5. What were the French fishing fleets called?

(see the answer key)

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