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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. Where is Pacific cod found?
(a) Off the coast of Chile.
(b) Off Alaska.
(c) Off the coast of Northern California.
(d) Near Baja California.

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

3. What color of the meat of a cod is the result of sluggish muscle tissue?
(a) Gray.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

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

5. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?
(a) Commonly available.
(b) Of assured value.
(c) 100% silver.
(d) Pound.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the throat of the cod called?

5. Who backed Giovanni da Verrazzano on his travels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

4. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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