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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The colonial governor of New Amsterdam wrote of six-foot _____ in 1649.
(a) Crabs.
(b) Lobsters.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Cod.

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

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

4. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Samuel Johnson.
(d) John Cabot.

5. What color of the meat of a cod is the result of sluggish muscle tissue?
(a) Gray.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

6. Europe's best salt was supposed to have come from which country?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Spain.

7. Where were most explorers trying to get to in the 16th century?
(a) Russia.
(b) Asia.
(c) California.
(d) South America.

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

9. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Fishing line.
(c) Kevlar.
(d) Isinglass.

10. What is the name of the one freshwater cod?
(a) Burbot.
(b) Haddock.
(c) Grayling.
(d) Pollock.

11. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?
(a) Whiting.
(b) Hake.
(c) Cusk.
(d) Bregmaceros.

12. Who was the father of Erik the Red?
(a) Brodir of Man
(b) Thorwald.
(c) Cnut the Great.
(d) Leif Erickson.

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

14. What is the throat of the cod called?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The gargle.
(c) The gullet.
(d) The tonsil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?

2. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

3. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?

4. What were wind-dried whiting wetted with seawater to give them a special taste called?

5. What was the original name of John Cabot?

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