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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 were infamous on the Grand Banks for the harshness of their working conditions?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The French.
(c) The Portuguese.
(d) The British.

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

3. What do New Englanders call smaller thin-shelled quahogs?
(a) Barnacles.
(b) Mud bugs.
(c) Sandies.
(d) Steamers.

4. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?
(a) Fishing place.
(b) Farming land.
(c) Running horses.
(d) Mountain people.

5. What is the name of the tropical body of water that once ran around the earth east-west and connected all the oceans?
(a) The Chixiclub Sea,
(b) The Tethys Sea.
(c) The Panthalassic Ocean.
(d) The Proto-Caribbean Sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What replaced nylon in gill nets?

3. Who outlawed the Basque language?

4. Which mountain erupted in 1389 on Iceland?

5. What were leaders of the trawler industry and chip shop guilds called?

(see the answer key)

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