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

2. Iceland is encrusted with _____.
(a) Dead sea creatures.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Sand.
(d) Lava.

3. What is it called when a net is dragged along the ocean floor?
(a) Skim dragging.
(b) Crabbing.
(c) Deep sounding.
(d) Bottom trawling.

4. According to the book, fishing is hardest on what part of the body?
(a) The back.
(b) The fingers.
(c) The legs.
(d) The eyes.

5. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?
(a) The Theresa E. Connor.
(b) The Halifax Fishherder.
(c) The Bluenose.
(d) The Thomas S. Gorton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Nova Scotia fish product was heavily salted on schooners, then dried on flakes along a rocky coastline?

2. Most Icelandic towns have a population under _____ people.

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

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

5. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did it take over seventy years for Europeans to convert their cod fishing fleets to engine power?

6. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

7. What is pair fishing?

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

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

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

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