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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 replaced nylon in gill nets?
(a) Rayon.
(b) Monofilament.
(c) Dacron.
(d) Acetate fiber.

2. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?
(a) Skimmers.
(b) Stiffs.
(c) Mitts.
(d) Nippers.

3. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?
(a) Freezing to death.
(b) Being crushed by machinery.
(c) Falling overboard.
(d) Heart attack.

4. The twin ports of Hull and Grimsby are on the _____ River.
(a) Nictaux.
(b) Humber.
(c) St. Lawrence.
(d) Penobscot.

5. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Financial Times.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Daily Mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hákarl is the flesh of a large _____.

2. What are most houses in Iceland made out of now?

3. Who were infamous on the Grand Banks for the harshness of their working conditions?

4. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?

5. Today, fish sticks are usually _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What skills did fishermen learn in the wake of the imposition of 200-mile zones?

2. How did the British respond to being asked to change their preference for fried cod as the cod catch continued to decline?

3. Why did Icelandic Coast Guard vessels withstand enemy attacks in the second cod war?

4. What happened to many British and German trawlers during the second Cod War?

5. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

6. What effect did the term "scrod" have on consumer's perspective on fish?

7. How did the Icelandic government finally curb the capacity of is own fishing fleet?

8. What is pair fishing?

9. Why did President Harry Truman impose protected zones for American fisheries?

10. How did navigation improve in fishing in the 17th century?

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