Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - A Fish Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were lobsters considered to be by the Pilgrims?
(a) Sea monsters.
(b) Pets.
(c) Delicacies.
(d) Pests.

2. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?
(a) The Huguenots.
(b) The Hanseatics.
(c) The Hussars.
(d) The Lutherans.

3. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?
(a) Line shacks.
(b) Fishing rooms.
(c) Sloops.
(d) Salt caves.

4. Who monopolized the Baltic herring trade and tried the same thing with dried cod in the fifteenth century?
(a) The Hanseatics.
(b) The Vikings.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Huns.

5. John Cabot claimed what land for England?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Northern European product called when winter fish is dried without salting?

2. The word for fresh cod in French is ____.

3. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of GrindavĂ­k in 1532?

4. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

5. What is cod pickled with in barrels?

(see the answer key)

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