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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 was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) John Smith.
(c) John the Broad.
(d) Erik the Red.

2. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

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

4. Which author's novel described too many fishermen on the banks working the same grounds.
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Kipling.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Auden.

5. In Great Britain since the nineteenth century, cod has meant ____.
(a) Joke or prank.
(b) Dolt.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Government official.

Short Answer Questions

1. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.

2. What was the forerunner of sonar?

3. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.

4. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

5. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.

(see the answer key)

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