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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 are cod called after the larval stage?

2. Who was the father of Erik the Red?

3. What was the French salt tax called?

4. According to the author, what is the most notable sport the Basques are known for?

5. Where was John Cabot born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?

2. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

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

4. Where do the Basques live and how do they interpret their homeland?

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

6. Describe the Georges Bank and why this was a good fishing area for cod.

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

8. Why were Thorwald and Erik the Red thrown out of Norway and what do they do after that?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the history of the relationship between salt and cod throughout Europe? Which areas were known for the best salt? What trade relationships were created by this?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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