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

2. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?
(a) Whelp.
(b) Liver-muggie.
(c) Haggis.
(d) Float porridge.

3. 16th century salt was produced by _____.
(a) Erosion.
(b) Evaporation.
(c) Chemical extraction.
(d) Mining.

4. According to one theory, the Basques are thought to be the original _____.
(a) Italians.
(b) Iberians.
(c) Liberians.
(d) Portuguese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the throat of the cod called?

2. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

3. What is the name of the long tube of air bladder in a cod that fills and adjusts swimming depth?

4. Who was the father of Erik the Red?

5. What was the name of the island that Thomas Croft and John Jay searched for in the Atlantic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Pacific cod compare to Atlantic cod?

4. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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

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

8. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

9. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?

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

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