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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. 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?
(a) Robin Cook.
(b) James Callaghan.
(c) David Miliband.
(d) Anthony Crosland.

2. Which rich fishing region was considered the laboratory for cod fishing innovation?
(a) The Icelandic coast.
(b) The North Sea.
(c) The Georges Bank.
(d) The Grand Banks.

3. What were sail-powered draggers called?
(a) Wingets.
(b) Widgets.
(c) Dibs.
(d) Smacks.

4. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.
(a) Comstocks.
(b) Diggers.
(c) Passive gear.
(d) Dead netting.

5. Today, fish sticks are usually _____.
(a) Pacific pollock.
(b) Pacific cod.
(c) Ling cod.
(d) Haddock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a net is dragged along the ocean floor?

2. What was invented in the mid-19th century that was slow to catch on in the fishing industry?

3. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?

4. Clarence Birdseye was passing the winter in _____ when he discovered how to freeze food.

5. Iceland is encrusted with _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is pair fishing?

2. Describe how gill nets are used.

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

4. Why did Icelanders rejoice in the addition of the 12-mile limit zone around their country?

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

6. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

7. What served as buoys and what were they used for in early cod fishing?

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

9. How did the invention of filleting machinery change New England's cod fishing industry?

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

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