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

2. Equipment that waits for the fish is called _____.

3. Johann Sigurjonsson is _____ of the Marine Research Institute in Iceland.

4. In Peru, Clarence Birdseye found a way to covert crushed remains of sugar cane into _____.

5. In 1944, Iceland negotiated full independence from _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do fishermen have comparatively high accident rates?

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

3. How were the Icelandic Coast Guard ships during the Cod Wars armed and manned?

4. How did the British respond to being asked to change their preference for fried cod as the cod catch continued to decline?

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

6. What were the Grandmother messages of 1928?

7. Why did it take over seventy years for Europeans to convert their cod fishing fleets to engine power?

8. What happened to many British and German trawlers during the second Cod War?

9. Why was the British Royal Navy reluctant to send combat ships to deal with Iceland during the second Cod War?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened in the French and Indian War? How was cod trade affected by the outcome? Which French colonies were affected? How? What do they produce?

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 how Catholicism created a market for cod. Which holiday was instrumental in the creation of this market? Why? Who benefited from this market?

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