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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. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Erik Eriksson.
(d) W. H. Auden.

2. The Polsloe Bridge fish-and-chips shop was in which British city?
(a) Stanwych.
(b) Caddington.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Exeter.

3. What do humpback whales feed on?
(a) Krill.
(b) Diatoms.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Plankton.

4. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?
(a) The Halifax Fishherder.
(b) The Thomas S. Gorton.
(c) The Theresa E. Connor.
(d) The Bluenose.

5. How much Atlantic cod does Gorton's buy now?
(a) All of it.
(b) None.
(c) Two tons per week.
(d) Forty tons per year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quotas cause as much of _____percent of a fisherman's catch to get dumped into the sea.

2. By keeping fish in _____ in Petty Harbour, they can be kept alive until a market could be found for them.

3. What is the name of the tropical body of water that once ran around the earth east-west and connected all the oceans?

4. Cod stocks in the _____ were measure by Norwegian officials in 1992 and were found to be healthy again.

5. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?

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