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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Limits.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One-third of the Iceland town of Heimaey was destroyed by _____ in 1973?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A volcanic eruption.
(c) A fire.
(d) Floods.

3. What is a growth that is produced from the nitrates being stirred up by conflicting currents?
(a) Telonemia.
(b) Diatoms.
(c) Krill.
(d) Phytoplankton.

4. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.
(a) Lead scientist.
(b) Operations manager.
(c) Deputy director.
(d) Director.

5. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?
(a) The Theresa E. Connor.
(b) The Thomas S. Gorton.
(c) The Halifax Fishherder.
(d) The Bluenose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does not grow native to Iceland?

2. Iceland is encrusted with _____.

3. What was the French salt tax called?

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

5. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

(see the answer key)

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