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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) Float porridge.
(b) Haggis.
(c) Liver-muggie.
(d) Whelp.

2. Who was the father of Erik the Red?
(a) Thorwald.
(b) Leif Erickson.
(c) Brodir of Man
(d) Cnut the Great.

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

4. What was the original name of John Cabot?
(a) Jean Cabotte.
(b) Giovanni Caboto.
(c) Juan Cabota.
(d) Hans Kabut.

5. What is the Basque language called?
(a) Basquian.
(b) Euskera.
(c) Latinia.
(d) Esperanza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do humpback whales feed on?

2. Who was sent to Guiana as a death sentence in the 16th century?

3. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?

4. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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