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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were sail-powered draggers called?
(a) Wingets.
(b) Dibs.
(c) Smacks.
(d) Widgets.

2. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.
(a) Banks.
(b) Shoals.
(c) Reefs.
(d) Pools.

3. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?
(a) Britain.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Norway.

4. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) John Cabot.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

5. What is the scientific name for cod?
(a) Pomoxis nigromaculatus.
(b) Mircopterus salmoides floridanus.
(c) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.
(d) Gadus morhua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the throat of the cod called?

2. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?

3. What replaced nylon in gill nets?

4. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.

5. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.

(see the answer key)

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