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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 was the Iceland Coast Guard's secret weapon?

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

3. Which British foreign secretary commented on the third Cod War saying that both sides have shown valor, but there was no need to show virility?

4. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.

5. By 1918, which Maine city was building steel-hulled trawlers?

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

3. How did navigation improve in fishing in the 17th century?

4. How is hákarl flesh processed and why?

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

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

7. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

8. Describe how gill nets are used.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how quotas are used to try to restore cod numbers. What aspect of the quota system is so wasteful as to make the process less effective than it was set out to be?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Boston's three-pointed trade situation in the development of the cod industry in New England. Which countries were involved? What products were traded? What system governed trade in New England? How did this help foster New England's economic growth?

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