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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Eyes.
(b) Fins.
(c) Gills.
(d) Tails.

2. The colonial governor of New Amsterdam wrote of six-foot _____ in 1649.
(a) Cod.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Lobsters.
(d) Turtles.

3. What fish is considered the prize in the northern Pacific?
(a) Grayling.
(b) Walleye pollock.
(c) Green shark.
(d) Pike.

4. What Nova Scotia fish product was heavily salted on schooners, then dried on flakes along a rocky coastline?
(a) The Lunenburg cure.
(b) Salt ling.
(c) Hákarl.
(d) Gloucester gold.

5. Which country, which doesn't have a history of international cooperation, is expanding its fishing capacity?
(a) Japan.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Korea.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

2. What stage of cod development was most successful in the Norwegian experiment with cod farming?

3. What is the scientific name for cod?

4. Who outlawed the Basque language?

5. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

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