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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 returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?

2. One-third of the Iceland town of Heimaey was destroyed by _____ in 1973?

3. The 19th-century debate over longlining seemed to have been fueled by _____.

4. What was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is pair fishing?

9. How is hákarl flesh processed and why?

10. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How have the migratory patterns of cod changed? What is the effect of arctic cod on other cod species? What signs of possible extinction are being noticed by fishermen? What species have replaced the cod as profitable catches? How have their migratory patterns changed?

Essay Topic 3

Who implemented cod farming as a way to combat depleted catches? What are scientists' fears about cod farming today? What are the differences between cod and salmon farming? How is the constitution of a salmon different from that of a cod?

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