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

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

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

4. The eating habits of cod are classified as _____.
(a) Frugivorous.
(b) Carnivorous.
(c) Omnivorous.
(d) Herbivorous.

5. Who offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who monopolized the Baltic herring trade and tried the same thing with dried cod in the fifteenth century?

3. What was the original name of John Cabot?

4. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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

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

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

7. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

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

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

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

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