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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. What were sail-powered draggers called?
(a) Wingets.
(b) Dibs.
(c) Widgets.
(d) Smacks.

2. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.
(a) Pressure changes.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Hyperthermia.
(d) Oxygen depletion.

3. Who outlawed the Basque language?
(a) Francisco Franco.
(b) Ricardo Sáenz de Ynestrillas Pérez.
(c) Juan Carlos.
(d) Archduke Ferdinand.

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

5. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Tails.
(b) Fins.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Gills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?

2. By 1918, which Maine city was building steel-hulled trawlers?

3. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?

4. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?

5. What did Canadian Fisheries minister Brian Tobin call the Spanish sailors aboard the trawler that he made sure is inspected?

(see the answer key)

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