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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Cabot claimed what land for England?
(a) Maine.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Nova Scotia.

2. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Sloops.
(b) Fishing rooms.
(c) Line shacks.
(d) Salt caves.

3. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?
(a) The Hussars.
(b) The Hanseatics.
(c) The Lutherans.
(d) The Huguenots.

4. What was invented in the mid-19th century that was slow to catch on in the fishing industry?
(a) The steam engine.
(b) Sonar.
(c) The wireless radio.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.
(a) 10,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?

2. What was the French salt tax called?

3. What company did Clarence Birdseye found in Gloucester?

4. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?

5. In 1995, a system was initiated to restrict the total cod catch to _____ percent of the estimated stock.

(see the answer key)

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