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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. Which fish population is dwindling in Peru?
(a) Red fish.
(b) Anchovy.
(c) Orange roughy.
(d) Sardines.

2. The 19th-century debate over longlining seemed to have been fueled by _____.
(a) Colonialism.
(b) Fatalism.
(c) Conservation.
(d) Nationalism.

3. What was one of the reasons the U.S. bought Alaska from the Russians?
(a) Arctic cod.
(b) King crab.
(c) Snow crab.
(d) Pacific cod.

4. What is the throat of the cod called?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The tonsil.
(c) The gullet.
(d) The gargle.

5. White strips of peanut butter-filled hard candy in St. John's are called _____.
(a) Codsounds.
(b) Codfish bones.
(c) Codheads.
(d) Codfins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?

2. What was the forerunner of sonar?

3. What does not grow native to Iceland?

4. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?

5. What is a lost net that can continue to fish for as long as five years called?

(see the answer key)

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