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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which mountain erupted in 1389 on Iceland?
(a) Mt. Hekla.
(b) Mt. Hvannadalshnúkur.
(c) Mt. Askja.
(d) Mt. Esja.

2. Who was the father of Erik the Red?
(a) Leif Erickson.
(b) Thorwald.
(c) Cnut the Great.
(d) Brodir of Man

3. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?
(a) Thomas Huxley.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Juan Martinez.

4. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Financial Times.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Daily Mirror.

5. Who was the longtime director of Iceland's Marine Research Institute and one of the negotiators during the third Cod War?
(a) Leif Marksson.
(b) Thor Thorsson.
(c) Jon Jonsson.
(d) Erik Grindavík.

Short Answer Questions

1. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

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

3. In Peru, Clarence Birdseye found a way to covert crushed remains of sugar cane into _____.

4. What was the forerunner of sonar?

5. "Clipper schooners" carried a lot of sail. Why were they dangerous?

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