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

2. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".
(a) New Yorkshire.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) North Virginia.

3. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Sloops.
(b) Salt caves.
(c) Fishing rooms.
(d) Line shacks.

4. What is cod pickled with in barrels?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Wine.
(c) Brine.
(d) Beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.

2. What is the Anglo-Saxon word that means "a place that has salt"?

3. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?

4. What were lobsters considered to be by the Pilgrims?

5. What color of the meat of a cod is the result of sluggish muscle tissue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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

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

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

6. How did the Basques become known for preserving cod?

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

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

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

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

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