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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?
(a) Falling overboard.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Being crushed by machinery.
(d) Freezing to death.

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

3. What is a lost net that can continue to fish for as long as five years called?
(a) A Davy Jones.
(b) A ghost net.
(c) A rogue net.
(d) A gill knocker.

4. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?
(a) The Financial Times.
(b) The Daily Mirror.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) The Times.

5. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Britain.
(d) Norway.

6. What are most houses in Iceland made out of now?
(a) Wood.
(b) Mud or brick.
(c) Rock.
(d) Metal or concrete.

7. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?
(a) Skimmers.
(b) Nippers.
(c) Mitts.
(d) Stiffs.

8. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?
(a) The North Sea.
(b) The Icelandic coast.
(c) The Georges Bank.
(d) The Grand Banks.

9. Which American President issued a proclamation stating that the U.S. had the right to control mineral resources on its continental shelf?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Harry S. Truman.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

10. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?
(a) David Miliband.
(b) James Callaghan.
(c) Anthony Crosland.
(d) Robin Cook.

11. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?
(a) Corn muffins.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Herring.
(d) Stockfish.

12. What were leaders of the trawler industry and chip shop guilds called?
(a) Fish fryer associations.
(b) The cod parliament.
(c) Chip choppers.
(d) Fish industrial guilds.

13. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.
(a) 2,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

14. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The back.
(c) The legs.
(d) The fingers.

15. Iceland is encrusted with _____.
(a) Sand.
(b) Dead sea creatures.
(c) Barnacles.
(d) Lava.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first otter trawl was built in _____.

2. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.

3. What are the fishing ground off the coast of Ireland called?

4. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?

5. What was the forerunner of sonar?

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