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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. One-third of the Iceland town of Heimaey was destroyed by _____ in 1973?
(a) A fire.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A volcanic eruption.
(d) Floods.

2. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.
(a) Turn to jelly.
(b) Implode.
(c) Explode.
(d) Crystallize.

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

4. Where is Pacific cod found?
(a) Off the coast of Northern California.
(b) Off Alaska.
(c) Near Baja California.
(d) Off the coast of Chile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the longtime director of Iceland's Marine Research Institute and one of the negotiators during the third Cod War?

2. What is the Basque language called?

3. What fish is considered the prize in the northern Pacific?

4. What do humpback whales feed on?

5. The 19th-century debate over longlining seemed to have been fueled by _____.

(see the answer key)

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