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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 kept Newfoundland fish processing plants alive for a short time when the cod ran out?
(a) Russian cod.
(b) Arctic cod.
(c) Haddock.
(d) Herring.

2. What Nova Scotia fish product was heavily salted on schooners, then dried on flakes along a rocky coastline?
(a) Hákarl.
(b) Salt ling.
(c) The Lunenburg cure.
(d) Gloucester gold.

3. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.
(a) Cambraid.
(b) Cot.
(c) Cabillaud.
(d) Caude.

4. In 1995, a system was initiated to restrict the total cod catch to _____ percent of the estimated stock.
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

5. The Cod Wars started in the middle of what other war?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The French and Indian War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scientific name for cod?

2. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."

3. What kind of ships did the Spanish use to sack Cornwall historically?

4. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?

5. What is the Basque language called?

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