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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do humpback whales feed on?
(a) Krill.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Diatoms.
(d) Plankton.

2. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?
(a) Fishing tackle.
(b) Building tools.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Wool.

3. What is the name of the only tropical cod that remains today?
(a) Cusk.
(b) Whiting.
(c) Bregmaceros.
(d) Hake.

4. What was the French salt tax called?
(a) Franc sel.
(b) Gabargent.
(c) Sels tax.
(d) Gabelle.

5. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) La Rochelle.
(c) Le Grys.
(d) Le Cygne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The eating habits of cod are classified as _____.

2. Where was John Cabot born?

3. What is cod pickled with in barrels?

4. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."

5. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Pilgrims finally become good at farming?

2. What was John Smith's relationship to cod fishing?

3. Why did the cod trade relationship between Britain and Portugal deteriorate in the 16th century?

4. Why was the French salt tax particularly hated and what war did it become a grievance for?

5. How did the Vikings survive the desolate landscapes of Greenland and Stoneland?

6. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

7. How does Pacific cod compare to Atlantic cod?

8. How did the Basques become known for preserving cod?

9. Why were New Englanders first drawn to the Caribbean in terms of trade?

10. Why did the Royal Fishery accountant, John Collins, publish a book on salt in 1682?

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