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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.
(a) Levers.
(b) Casings.
(c) Wheels.
(d) Bobbins.

2. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?
(a) The stern trawler.
(b) The clipper.
(c) The three-mast schooner.
(d) The otter trawler.

3. Which mountain erupted in 1389 on Iceland?
(a) Mt. Esja.
(b) Mt. Hvannadalshnúkur.
(c) Mt. Askja.
(d) Mt. Hekla.

4. Clarence Birdseye was passing the winter in _____ when he discovered how to freeze food.
(a) Iceland.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Labrador.

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

6. In Peru, Clarence Birdseye found a way to covert crushed remains of sugar cane into _____.
(a) Paint.
(b) Dog food.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Paper.

7. Nova Scotia fishermen looked for a red gravel floor favored by cod called _____.
(a) Battle grounds.
(b) Rose rock.
(c) Cherry bottom.
(d) Sunset waters.

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

9. What fish was pointed out by the European Economic Community to be abundant off the coast of Scotland?
(a) Walleye.
(b) Blue whiting.
(c) Herring.
(d) Haddock.

10. What was the forerunner of sonar?
(a) The echometer.
(b) The phonometer.
(c) The sonometer.
(d) The chronometer.

11. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.
(a) Director.
(b) Lead scientist.
(c) Operations manager.
(d) Deputy director.

12. What does not grow native to Iceland?
(a) Trees.
(b) Vines.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Grass.

13. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?
(a) James Callaghan.
(b) David Miliband.
(c) Robin Cook.
(d) Anthony Crosland.

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

15. What does the Dutch word "schrode" mean?
(a) Fish.
(b) Stick.
(c) Strip.
(d) Chip.

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 were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?

3. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

4. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?

5. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.

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