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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?
(a) The Halifax Fishherder.
(b) The Thomas S. Gorton.
(c) The Theresa E. Connor.
(d) The Bluenose.

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

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

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

5. What company did Clarence Birdseye found in Gloucester?
(a) Ocean Foods.
(b) Gorton's Seafood Company.
(c) General Seafoods Company.
(d) Harbor Food Processing.

6. 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) Robin Cook.
(b) David Miliband.
(c) Anthony Crosland.
(d) James Callaghan.

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

8. What were sail-powered draggers called?
(a) Wingets.
(b) Dibs.
(c) Smacks.
(d) Widgets.

9. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?
(a) Being crushed by machinery.
(b) Freezing to death.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Falling overboard.

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

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

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

13. "Clipper schooners" carried a lot of sail. Why were they dangerous?
(a) They weren't dangerous.
(b) They ran aground easily.
(c) They could not handle gale winds.
(d) They maneuvered poorly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the fishing ground off the coast of Ireland called?

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

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

4. In the 1780's, British medicine decided cod-liver oil was a remedy for _____.

5. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?

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