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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 commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Gold.
(d) Sassafras.

2. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.
(a) Reefs.
(b) Pools.
(c) Shoals.
(d) Banks.

3. Who backed Giovanni da Verrazzano on his travels?
(a) British whalers.
(b) French silk merchants.
(c) Portuguese salt merchants.
(d) Italian pottery makers.

4. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?
(a) Ship.
(b) Fellowship.
(c) Higher power.
(d) Cod.

5. What is the scientific name for cod?
(a) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.
(b) Pomoxis nigromaculatus.
(c) Gadus morhua.
(d) Mircopterus salmoides floridanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The eating habits of cod are classified as _____.

2. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

3. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?

4. What was the French salt tax called?

5. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is cod considered a fish that is easy to catch?

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

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

4. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?

5. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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

8. Why were New Englanders first drawn to the Caribbean in terms of trade?

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

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

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