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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?
(a) Skimmers.
(b) Mitts.
(c) Stiffs.
(d) Nippers.

2. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?
(a) A linguistics expert.
(b) A fire hose.
(c) A trawl wire cutter.
(d) A radio jammer.

3. Salmon flesh acquires a pink tint from eating _____.
(a) Crustaceans.
(b) Red plankton.
(c) Diatoms.
(d) Red seaweed.

4. To the British working class, fish means _____.
(a) Hake.
(b) Haddock.
(c) Cod.
(d) Whiting.

5. Baisfa is one of the largest Basque _____ companies.
(a) Balboa.
(b) Bucalo.
(c) Bilbao.
(d) Bacalao.

Short Answer Questions

1. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

2. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?

3. What were wind-dried whiting wetted with seawater to give them a special taste called?

4. What were leaders of the trawler industry and chip shop guilds called?

5. Newfoundland was a self-governing colony until when?

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