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

2. John Cabot claimed what land for England?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Maine.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Tails.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Fins.
(d) Gills.

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

5. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?
(a) Erik the Red.
(b) John Smith.
(c) John the Broad.
(d) John Cabot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pacific cod found?

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

3. What was the French salt tax called?

4. What was the Northern European product called when winter fish is dried without salting?

5. What is the throat of the cod called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?

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

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

6. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?

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

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

9. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

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

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