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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?
(a) Balboa.
(b) Bilbao.
(c) Lido.
(d) St. Michelle.

3. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?
(a) James Callaghan.
(b) Robin Cook.
(c) Anthony Crosland.
(d) David Miliband.

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

5. What is a lost net that can continue to fish for as long as five years called?
(a) A gill knocker.
(b) A rogue net.
(c) A ghost net.
(d) A Davy Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dorymen's wives made sails for them sewn from _____.

2. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?

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

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

5. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?

(see the answer key)

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