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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 does the Dutch word "schrode" mean?

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

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

4. "Clipper schooners" carried a lot of sail. Why were they dangerous?

5. Which international organization met in 1973 to expand ocean sovereignty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was the British Royal Navy reluctant to send combat ships to deal with Iceland during the second Cod War?

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

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

10. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Cod Wars. What events led up to the Cod Wars? What effect did they have on the cod fishing industry?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the eating habits of cod. At what depth do they swim? How does this affect their feeding and how they are caught?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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