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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 the name of the long tube of air bladder in a cod that fills and adjusts swimming depth?
(a) The floater.
(b) The balloon.
(c) The buoy.
(d) The sound.

2. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?
(a) Fellowship.
(b) Cod.
(c) Ship.
(d) Higher power.

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

4. Where were most explorers trying to get to in the 16th century?
(a) Asia.
(b) California.
(c) Russia.
(d) South America.

5. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
(a) Isinglass.
(b) Fishing line.
(c) Fiberglass.
(d) Kevlar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were wind-dried whiting wetted with seawater to give them a special taste called?

2. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

3. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?

4. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

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

5. How does Pacific cod compare to Atlantic cod?

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

7. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

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

9. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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