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

2. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?

3. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?

4. Which boat was invented on the Pacific to deal with rough seas and haul in bigger catches?

5. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Halldór Laxness win the Nobel Prize for and why?

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

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

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

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

9. How is hákarl flesh processed and why?

10. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Britain's involvement in the history of cod fishing. How did their fishing grounds change? Why? With whom did they trade for salt in the 16th century? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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