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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 was John Cabot born?
(a) Iberia.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Milan.
(d) Bristol.

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

3. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".
(a) New Yorkshire.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) North Virginia.

4. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Sloops.
(b) Fishing rooms.
(c) Line shacks.
(d) Salt caves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jacques Cartier is credited for "discovering" the mouth of which river?

2. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?

3. What was the original name of John Cabot?

4. Who offered the English Puritans either Manhattan or Guiana as a place of refuge?

5. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

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

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

6. How does Pacific cod compare to Atlantic cod?

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

8. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

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

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

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