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

2. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?
(a) Corn muffins.
(b) Stockfish.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Herring.

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

4. What replaced nylon in gill nets?
(a) Rayon.
(b) Monofilament.
(c) Dacron.
(d) Acetate fiber.

5. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Fins.
(b) Gills.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Tails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the forerunner of sonar?

2. Clarence Birdseye was passing the winter in _____ when he discovered how to freeze food.

3. What was the French salt tax called?

4. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.

5. Which author's novel described too many fishermen on the banks working the same grounds.

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