Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was the father of Erik the Red?
(a) Thorwald.
(b) Brodir of Man
(c) Leif Erickson.
(d) Cnut the Great.
2. "In gadiform fish, evolution is seen in the _____."
(a) Fins.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Tails.
(d) Gills.
3. Who conjectured that cod was named after a husk of seeds because the female holds so many eggs?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Samuel Johnson.
4. Which Spanish Basque city provided anchors and metal fittings with its ironworks and grew with the cod boom?
(a) Bilbao.
(b) Lido.
(c) St. Michelle.
(d) Balboa.
5. What do New Englanders call smaller thin-shelled quahogs?
(a) Barnacles.
(b) Mud bugs.
(c) Steamers.
(d) Sandies.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the air bladder of the cod used for in industry?
2. What are cod called after the larval stage?
3. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?
4. Where were most explorers trying to get to in the 16th century?
5. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was John Smith's relationship to cod fishing?
2. Where do the Basques live and how do they interpret their homeland?
3. Why was the French salt tax particularly hated and what war did it become a grievance for?
4. How did the Pilgrims finally become good at farming?
5. How did the Basques become known for preserving cod?
6. What happened when New Englanders become entrepreneurs? How did this conflict with the intent of the British Crown?
7. Describe the Georges Bank and why this was a good fishing area for cod.
8. What type of ocean currents do cod prefer?
9. Why were Thorwald and Erik the Red thrown out of Norway and what do they do after that?
10. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?
|
This section contains 620 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
