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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 was the Northern European product called when winter fish is dried without salting?
(a) Ling cod.
(b) Smelting.
(c) Kippering.
(d) Stockfish.

2. John Cabot claimed what land for England?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Newfoundland.

3. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Portugal.

4. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?
(a) La Rochelle.
(b) Le Grys.
(c) Bayonne.
(d) Le Cygne.

5. 16th century salt was produced by _____.
(a) Erosion.
(b) Mining.
(c) Chemical extraction.
(d) Evaporation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the scientific name for cod?

3. What is the throat of the cod called?

4. Who offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?

5. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?

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