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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. Quotas cause as much of _____percent of a fisherman's catch to get dumped into the sea.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Forty.

2. Ralph Mayo called the unrealistic optimism about the damage done to cod stocks _____.
(a) "The new math".
(b) "The new ideal".
(c) "The old thinking".
(d) "The perception problem".

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

4. What were the French fishing fleets called?
(a) Bateaux Royales.
(b) Jette-beaux.
(c) Terre-Neuve.
(d) Poisson de la Mer.

5. Which stock of cod has stopped migrating?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hilltop of _____ is in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia.

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

3. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

4. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

5. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.

(see the answer key)

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