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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?

2. What is the name of the long tube of air bladder in a cod that fills and adjusts swimming depth?

3. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?

4. What is stuffed cod stomach called in the Scottish Highlands?

5. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?

5. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

6. What was John Smith's relationship to cod fishing?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has life in Iceland changed from the 14th century to present day? What role has cod fishing played in Iceland's heritage? Who has occupied Iceland at different times?

Essay Topic 2

What is the history of the relationship between salt and cod throughout Europe? Which areas were known for the best salt? What trade relationships were created by this?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the codfish in the culture of New England. How did the "codfish aristocracy" trace their family fortunes? Where does the codfish symbol appear in modern New England? What is the history of the odd symbol?

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