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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. What were leaders of the trawler industry and chip shop guilds called?

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

3. Which London newspaper reported that the Icelanders were very difficult to deal with in the third Cod War?

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

5. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is pair fishing?

3. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe how gill nets are used.

9. How is hákarl flesh processed and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Clarence Birdseye invent? What incident marked the beginning of his financial success? Which company was involved? What effect did his invention have on the cod fishing industry?

Essay Topic 2

What effect did the implementation of engine-powered trawlers have on the fishing industry? Describe these boats and their functions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between netting and longlining? Which method is considered more "democratic"? By whom, and why?

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