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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - A Fish Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
(a) Fishing line.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Fiberglass.
(d) Isinglass.

2. What color of the meat of a cod is the result of sluggish muscle tissue?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

3. Where was John Cabot born?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Iberia.
(c) Milan.
(d) Bristol.

4. What is the name of the tropical body of water that once ran around the earth east-west and connected all the oceans?
(a) The Tethys Sea.
(b) The Proto-Caribbean Sea.
(c) The Chixiclub Sea,
(d) The Panthalassic Ocean.

5. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Iberians.
(c) Liberians.
(d) Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?

2. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?

3. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."

4. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?

5. What do New Englanders call smaller thin-shelled quahogs?

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