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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Iceland is encrusted with _____.
(a) Sand.
(b) Lava.
(c) Dead sea creatures.
(d) Barnacles.

3. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?
(a) A linguistics expert.
(b) A fire hose.
(c) A radio jammer.
(d) A trawl wire cutter.

4. The twin ports of Hull and Grimsby are on the _____ River.
(a) Nictaux.
(b) Humber.
(c) Penobscot.
(d) St. Lawrence.

5. The first otter trawl was built in _____.
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Newfoundland.

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

7. Dorymen's wives made sails for them sewn from _____.
(a) Flour sacks.
(b) Old sheets.
(c) Towels.
(d) Old clothes.

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

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

10. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Britain.
(d) Sweden.

11. What replaced nylon in gill nets?
(a) Dacron.
(b) Rayon.
(c) Acetate fiber.
(d) Monofilament.

12. In the 1780's, British medicine decided cod-liver oil was a remedy for _____.
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Rheumatism.
(d) Anemia.

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

14. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?
(a) Nippers.
(b) Stiffs.
(c) Mitts.
(d) Skimmers.

15. Which international organization met in 1973 to expand ocean sovereignty?
(a) International Fisheries Council.
(b) The Northern Seas Alliance.
(c) The UN Seabed Committee.
(d) NATO.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.

2. Who were infamous on the Grand Banks for the harshness of their working conditions?

3. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?

4. 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?

5. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?

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