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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. In the 1780's, British medicine decided cod-liver oil was a remedy for _____.

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

4. What were thick rubber gloves with cotton lining that fishermen wore called?

5. Who was the longtime director of Iceland's Marine Research Institute and one of the negotiators during the third Cod War?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is hákarl flesh processed and why?

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

6. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

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

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

9. Describe how gill nets are used.

10. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe dory fishing. What are some of its dangers? What are some of the legendary tales of the feats of dorymen?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Cod Wars. What events led up to the Cod Wars? What effect did they 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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