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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 is Pacific cod found?
(a) Off the coast of Northern California.
(b) Off the coast of Chile.
(c) Off Alaska.
(d) Near Baja California.

2. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?
(a) Herring.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Stockfish.
(d) Corn muffins.

3. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.
(a) Pressure changes.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Oxygen depletion.
(d) Hyperthermia.

4. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Le Cygne.
(c) Le Grys.
(d) La Rochelle.

5. What do humpback whales feed on?
(a) Diatoms.
(b) Plankton.
(c) Krill.
(d) Seaweed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.

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

3. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?

4. Where was John Cabot born?

5. What were wind-dried whiting wetted with seawater to give them a special taste called?

(see the answer key)

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