Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mark Kurlansky
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are cod called after the larval stage?
(a) Spawn.
(b) Spelders.
(c) Creepers.
(d) Juveniles.

2. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.
(a) Turn to jelly.
(b) Crystallize.
(c) Implode.
(d) Explode.

3. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.
(a) Cot.
(b) Cambraid.
(c) Caude.
(d) Cabillaud.

4. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?
(a) New York.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Salem.
(d) Gloucester.

5. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Thomas Huxley.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Juan Martinez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the island that Thomas Croft and John Jay searched for in the Atlantic?

2. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?

3. What is a growth that is produced from the nitrates being stirred up by conflicting currents?

4. Who backed Giovanni da Verrazzano on his travels?

5. What is the scientific name for cod?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

2. How did the Vikings survive the desolate landscapes of Greenland and Stoneland?

3. Why did the Royal Fishery accountant, John Collins, publish a book on salt in 1682?

4. Why did the cod trade relationship between Britain and Portugal deteriorate in the 16th century?

5. How did the Pilgrims finally become good at farming?

6. Where do the Basques live and how do they interpret their homeland?

7. What happened when New Englanders become entrepreneurs? How did this conflict with the intent of the British Crown?

8. Why did Bartholomew Gosnold return to Britain from his voyage in 1602?

9. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

10. Why were Thorwald and Erik the Red thrown out of Norway and what do they do after that?

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