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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. Who outlawed the Basque language?
(a) Ricardo Sáenz de Ynestrillas Pérez.
(b) Francisco Franco.
(c) Juan Carlos.
(d) Archduke Ferdinand.

2. What was the French salt tax called?
(a) Gabelle.
(b) Sels tax.
(c) Franc sel.
(d) Gabargent.

3. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Tanzania.
(c) West Africa.
(d) New Zealand.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the scientific name for cod?

4. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?

5. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?

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

3. Why was the French salt tax particularly hated and what war did it become a grievance for?

4. Describe the Georges Bank and why this was a good fishing area for cod.

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

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

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

8. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

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

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

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