Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The French.

2. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?
(a) The otter trawler.
(b) The clipper.
(c) The stern trawler.
(d) The three-mast schooner.

3. What fish was pointed out by the European Economic Community to be abundant off the coast of Scotland?
(a) Blue whiting.
(b) Haddock.
(c) Herring.
(d) Walleye.

4. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".
(a) North Virginia.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) New Yorkshire.
(d) Nova Scotia.

5. Who outlawed the Basque language?
(a) Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) Juan Carlos.
(c) Francisco Franco.
(d) Ricardo Sáenz de Ynestrillas Pérez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?

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

3. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?

4. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?

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

(see the answer key)

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