The document discusses the conflict between Japanese whaling ships and Greenpeace ships over commercial whaling. It provides questions about details of the conflict, such as the year it occurred, what groups like Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd do, and how whaling became more threatening to whales in the 20th century due to new technology. It also asks about sustainable whaling and which whale species remain endangered.

1. Whaling Controversy C 7. To hunt whales sustainably would mean to hunt them ______.
A. only in the winter
Questions B. only in the Antarctic waters
C. without lessening their population
D. commercially
D 1. The conflict between the Japanese ships and the Greenpeace
ships occurred in ______. A 8. Many species of whales are still endangered.
A. 1986 A. true
B. 1800 B. false
C. 1700
D. 2006
B 2. This article is mainly about a conflict over ______.
A. whale watching
B. killing whales
C. shipping
D. endangered pandas
A 3. Whaling in Japan ______.
A. is a traditional industry
B. is a recently developed industry
C. is a new industry
D. was stopped at the end of the 1900s
A 4. Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd are ______.
A. environmental groups interested in saving whales
B. whale watching industries
C. names of ships
D. whaling businesses
A 5. In the twentieth century, whaling became more of a threat to
whales because of new ______.
A. technology
B. foods
C. jobs
D. laws
B 6. When commercial whaling was banned, Japan continued to
whale under the ______ provision.
A. whale oil
B. scientific research
C. endangered species
D. whale watching