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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?
(a) The fingers.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The legs.
(d) The back.

5. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Harry S. Truman.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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

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

8. Watertight ship holds with holes for circulating seawater to keep fish alive were called _____.
(a) Wet wells.
(b) Cod keepers.
(c) Live cages.
(d) Keeper holds.

9. Which author's novel described too many fishermen on the banks working the same grounds.
(a) Auden.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Kipling.

10. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?
(a) The Georges Bank.
(b) The Icelandic coast.
(c) The Grand Banks.
(d) The North Sea.

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

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

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

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

15. Who was the longtime director of Iceland's Marine Research Institute and one of the negotiators during the third Cod War?
(a) Leif Marksson.
(b) Thor Thorsson.
(c) Erik Grindavík.
(d) Jon Jonsson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which international organization met in 1973 to expand ocean sovereignty?

2. Nova Scotia fishermen looked for a red gravel floor favored by cod called _____.

3. What were sail-powered draggers called?

4. In 1995, a system was initiated to restrict the total cod catch to _____ percent of the estimated stock.

5. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?

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