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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 scientific name for cod?
(a) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.
(b) Mircopterus salmoides floridanus.
(c) Gadus morhua.
(d) Pomoxis nigromaculatus.

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

3. Where is Pacific cod found?
(a) Near Baja California.
(b) Off the coast of Northern California.
(c) Off the coast of Chile.
(d) Off Alaska.

4. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Line shacks.
(b) Salt caves.
(c) Sloops.
(d) Fishing rooms.

5. What is the Basque language called?
(a) Latinia.
(b) Basquian.
(c) Euskera.
(d) Esperanza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

2. What were lobsters considered to be by the Pilgrims?

3. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?

4. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?

5. What was the name of the island that Thomas Croft and John Jay searched for in the Atlantic?

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