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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Hákarl is the flesh of a large _____.
(a) Greenland shark.
(b) Hake.
(c) Puffer fish.
(d) Gray skate.

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

6. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.
(a) Hypothermia.
(b) Oxygen depletion.
(c) Pressure changes.
(d) Hyperthermia.

7. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.
(a) Transport plant.
(b) Factory ship.
(c) Floating station.
(d) Process outfitter.

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

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

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

11. In 1881, a shipyard in Hull built a steam-powered trawler called the _____.
(a) The Merry Widow.
(b) Card Shark.
(c) Insomniac.
(d) Zodiac.

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

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

14. In 1944, Iceland negotiated full independence from _____.
(a) Denmark.
(b) Britain.
(c) Canada.
(d) France.

15. What are the fishing ground off the coast of Ireland called?
(a) The Ireland shelf.
(b) The Irish channel.
(c) The Irish box.
(d) The Celtic knot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.

2. What is it called when a net is dragged along the ocean floor?

3. The first otter trawl was built in _____.

4. What was invented in the mid-19th century that was slow to catch on in the fishing industry?

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

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