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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. Dorymen's wives made sails for them sewn from _____.

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

3. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

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

5. Nova Scotia fishermen looked for a red gravel floor favored by cod called _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how gill nets are used.

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

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

5. Why did Icelanders rejoice in the addition of the 12-mile limit zone around their country?

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

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

8. What is pair fishing?

9. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Basque culture. What was their involvement in the development of the cod fishing industry? How did they become so powerful in the cod trade?

Essay Topic 2

How did the development of schooners change the cod fishing industry? Describe these ships. What other functions happened on board a schooner besides fishing? What races were developed from schooner technology? How were schooners integral to the Gorton's seafood company?

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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